the thought of one man owning all those books overpowered him
1o´ver|pow´er|ing|ly — o|ver|pow|er «OH vuhr POW uhr», transitive verb. 1. to overcome or conquer; master; overwhelm: »He overpowered all his enemies. He overpowered his assailant. The thought of one man owning all those books overpowered him (Winston Churchill).… …
2o|ver|pow|er — «OH vuhr POW uhr», transitive verb. 1. to overcome or conquer; master; overwhelm: »He overpowered all his enemies. He overpowered his assailant. The thought of one man owning all those books overpowered him (Winston Churchill). SYNONYM(S):… …
3Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …
4France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
5Anarky — For other uses, see Anarky (disambiguation). Promotional art for Anarky vol. 2, No.1 (May 1999) by Norm Breyfogle. Publication information Publisher DC Comics …
6South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
7baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… …
