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  • 31cat — /kat/, n., v., catted, catting. n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties. 2. any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc. 3. Slang. a. a… …

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  • 32bell — bell1 [ bel ] noun count ** a metal object shaped like an upside down cup that makes a noise when its sides are hit by a metal piece inside it: The school bell clanged noisily. The little silver bells on its harness tinkled merrily. ring a bell:… …

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  • 33bell — {{11}}bell (n.) O.E. belle, common North Sea Germanic (Cf. M.Du. belle, M.L.G. belle) but not found elsewhere in Germanic (except as a borrowing), from PIE root *bhel (4) to sound, roar. Statistical bell curve was coined 1870s in French. Of… …

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  • 34bell — I [[t]bɛl[/t]] n. 1) mad a hollow metal instrument, typically cup shaped with a flaring mouth, that produces a ringing sound when struck 2) elo any device, as an electronic circuit, that produces a similar sound 3) the stroke or sound of a bell… …

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  • 35bell — 1. noun /bɛl/ a) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. HEAR the sledges with the bells mdash; b) The sounding of a… …

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  • 36Bell Witch — The Bell Witch is a ghost story from American Southern Folklore. The legend of the Bell Witch, also called the Bell Witch Haunting, revolves around strange events allegedly experienced by the Bell family of Adams, Tennessee, in 1817 and again in… …

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  • 37The Dandy Annual — is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the children s comic The Dandy. As of 2011[update] there have been 74 editions, with another (The Dandy Annual 2013) presumably to follow in 2012. The… …

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  • 38Cat's cradle — is a well known series of string figures created between two people as a game. The name of the entire game, the specific figures, their order, and the names of the figures vary. Versions of this game have been found in indigenous cultures all… …

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