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  • 21close — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CLOSE ▪ bring sth to ▪ The chairperson brought the meeting to a close. ▪ come to, draw to ▪ The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe …

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  • 22close — 1. adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a having a strong or immediate relation or connection (close friend; close relative). b in intimate friendship or association (were very close). c… …

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  • 23too close for comfort — {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! / Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE …

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  • 24too close for comfort — {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! / Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE …

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  • 25too\ close\ for\ comfort — adj. phr. Perilously near (said of bad things). When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! Compare: close call, close shave …

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  • 26close — closable, closeable /kloh zeuh beuhl/, adj. closely /klohs lee/, adv. closeness /klohs nis/, n. v. /klohz/; adj., adv. /klohs/ or, for 56, /klohz/; n. /klohz/ for 66, 67, 70 72, 74, 75, /klohs/ for 68, 69, 73, v., closed …

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  • 27That 90's Show — Infobox Simpsons episode episode name = That 90 s Show image caption = The episode s promotional image, featuring Kurt Loder. episode no = 411 prod code = KABF04 airdate = January 27, 2008 show runner = Al Jean writer = Matt Selman director =… …

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  • 28Burma-Shave — famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small, consecutive highway billboard signs. TOC Burma Shave was introduced in 1925 by the Burma Vita company, owned by Clinton Odell. The company s original product was a… …

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  • 29Singlish — Spoken in Singapore Language family Creole Singlish Language codes ISO 639 3 …

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  • 30col|lo´qui|al|ness — col|lo|qui|al «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are… …

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