to cut to shreds
41France — /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.… …
42Long-Haired Hare — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Long Haired Hare series = Looney Tunes caption = Title card of Long Haired Hare . director = Charles M. Jones story artist = Michael Maltese animator = Ken Harris Phil Monroe Lloyd Vaughan Ben Washam voice …
43Immortality in fiction — Immortality is a popular subject in fiction, as it explores humanity s deep seated fears and comprehension of its own mortality. Immortal beings and species abound in fiction, especially fantasy fiction, and the meaning of immortal tends to… …
44homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… …
45shred — /ʃrɛd / (say shred) noun 1. a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip. 2. a bit; scrap. –verb (shredded or shred, shredding) –verb (t) 3. to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds. 4. Colloquial …
46rip — rip1 [rıp] v past tense and past participle ripped present participle ripping [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Flemish rippen to tear off roughly ] 1.) [I and T] to tear something or be torn quickly and violently ▪ Her clothes had all been …
47ripped, ripping — verb 1 (I, T) to tear something or be torn quickly and violently: I ve ripped my skirt on a nail. | The sails ripped under the force of the wind. | rip sth open (=open something by tearing it): Impatiently, Sue ripped the letter open. 2… …
48performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
49Operation Market Garden — Hell s Highway redirects here. For the 1932 film, see Hell s Highway (1932 film). Operation Market Garden Part of the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine …
50The Plague Dogs (film) — Infobox Film name = The Plague Dogs image size = caption = director = Martin Rosen producer = Martin Rosen writer = Martin Rosen (screenplay) Richard Adams (novel) narrator = starring = John Hurt Christopher Benjamin James Bolam Nigel Hawthorne… …
