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  • 1strut´ter — strut1 «struht», verb, strut|ted, strut|ting, noun. –v.i. to walk in a vain, important, or affected manner: »The rooster struts about the barnyard. –v.t. to walk upon or over with a vain, self important, or affected manner: »to strut the stage.… …

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  • 2strut — {{11}}strut (n.) supporting brace, 1580s, perhaps from STRUT (Cf. strut) (v.), or a cognate word in O.N. or Low Ger. (Cf. Low Ger. strutt rigid ); ultimately from P.Gmc. *strutoz , from root *strut (see STRUT (Cf. strut) (v.)). {{12}}strut (v.)… …

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  • 3strut — I UK [strʌt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms strut : present tense I/you/we/they strut he/she/it struts present participle strutting past tense strutted past participle strutted to walk in an especially confident and proud way strut… …

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  • 4strut — strut1 [ strʌt ] verb intransitive to walk in an especially confident and proud way: strut around: Phyllis struts around like she owns the place. strut your stuff INFORMAL to show people how good you are at doing something, or how attractive you… …

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  • 5Strut — ♦ Sloping timber supporting a beam, etc. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) …

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  • 6pillar — /ˈpɪlə / (say piluh) noun 1. an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a support, or standing alone, as for a monument. 2. an upright… …

  • 7stay — a fleshy, cartilaginous or bony supporting strut …

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  • 8glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction       any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …

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  • 9Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants — Main article: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Bf 109 Bf 109G 10, with Erla Haube canopy and taller, wooden vertical fin/rudd …

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  • 10List of The Land Before Time characters — This is a list of recurring characters in The Land Before Time, a series of animated children s films. The main characters include Littlefoot the Apatosaurus, Cera the Triceratops, Ducky the Saurolophus, Petrie the Pteranodon, Spike the… …

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