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  • 111tongue-lashing — {n.} A sharp scolding or criticism. * /Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets./ Syn.: PIECE OF ONE S MIND …

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  • 112tongue-lashing — {n.} A sharp scolding or criticism. * /Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets./ Syn.: PIECE OF ONE S MIND …

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  • 113tongue-lashing — noun A sharp scolding or criticism. Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets. Syn.: give a piece of one s mind …

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  • 114literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 115performing 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 …

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  • 116Yoko Ono — For the song by Die Ärzte, see Yoko Ono (song). Yoko Ono 小野 洋子 Yoko Ono at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo, Brazil Background information …

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  • 117interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 118ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …

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  • 119Xiangqi — Chinese chess redirects here. For other uses, see Chinese chess (disambiguation). Xiangqi Xiangqi board with pieces in their starting positions Genre(s) Board game Players 2 …

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  • 120MythBusters (2006 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 28 (includes 2 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …

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