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  • 1clang — UK [klæŋ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms clang : present tense I/you/we/they clang he/she/it clangs present participle clanging past tense clanged past participle clanged if something made of metal clangs, or if you clang it, it… …

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  • 2clang — [klæŋ] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: clangere] if a metal object clangs, or if you clang it, it makes a loud ringing sound ▪ The gates clanged shut behind her. >clang n [singular] …

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  • 3clang — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ metallic VERB + CLANG ▪ give, let out, make ▪ hear …

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  • 4shut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Shut is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑door, ↑eye, ↑factory, ↑gate, ↑mouth, ↑shop Shut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blind, ↑boot, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑ …

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  • 5clang — [[t]klæ̱ŋ[/t]] clangs, clanging, clanged VERB When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise. A little later the church bell clanged... The door clanged shut behind them. Derived words: clanging N UNCOUNT ...the clanging of the cell… …

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  • 6ring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encircle, girdle, environ, encompass, hem in; toll, chime, clang, peal, tinkle; resound, reverberate, reecho. See sound. n. circlet, circle, annulet, hoop, signet, girdle; machine, gang, clique;… …

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  • 7Great American streetcar scandal — The Great American Streetcar Scandal [It has also been called the General Motors streetcar conspiracy and the National City Lines conspiracy by critics of those companies.] is a conspiracy theory according to which streetcar systems throughout… …

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  • 8slam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shut, close; swat, pound, batter, bash, slug. n. impact, closing, crash, clang; buffet. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To throw with a slam] Syn. thump, fling, hurl; see throw 1 . 2. [To shut… …

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  • 9Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 10Quantum and Woody — is an award winning comic book created by Christopher Priest and Mark Bright, and published by Valiant Comics between 1996 and 1999. Advertised as the world s worst super hero team, Quantum and Woody was a superhero comedy, detailing the… …

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