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61hand — I n. part of the arm below the wrist 1) to shake smb. s hand; to shake hands with smb. 2) to clasp, grab, grasp; take smb. s hand 3) to hold; join hands 4) to lay one s hands on 5) to cup one s hands 6) to clap one s hands 7) to wring one s hands …
62hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 …
63Taking — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Taking >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 taking taking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 reception reception &c.(taking in) 296 Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition &c.(taking food) 298 Sgm: N 1 appropriation appropriation prehension …
64hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …
65hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …
66hand — See: at hand, bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, bite the hand that feeds one, clean hands, dirty one s hands, eat out of one s hand, force one s hand, free hand, from hand to hand, glad hand, ham handed, hang heavy or hang heavy on one s …
67discover — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. uncover, reveal, disclose, manifest; find, espy, descry; detect, unearth; realize. See disclosure, vision, knowledge, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. find, find out, invent, learn, ascertain,… …
68Discovery — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Result of search or inquiry. < N PARAG:Discovery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discovery discovery detection disenchantment Sgm: N 1 ascertainment ascertainment disclosure find revelation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 trover …
69acquisition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of obtaining Nouns 1. (something acquired) acquisition, acquirement, accession, obtainment, procurement; collection, accumulation, amassing, gathering, reaping, gleaning, picking (up); trover. See… …
70grab — [v] latch on to capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar*, corral*, get one’s fingers on*, get one’s hands on*, glom*, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one’s hands on*, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of; …
