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31Make — (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed;… …
32Peace of Paris (1783) — The Peace of Paris (1783) was the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War. On 3 September 1783, representatives of King George III of Great Britain signed a treaty in Paris with representatives of the United States of America… …
33Peace movement — A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace.… …
34Peace — [ Gari Melchers, Mural of Peace, 1896.] Peace, in the modern usage, is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility, at the international level, that of a war. Derived from the Anglo Norman pas c.1140, and meaning… …
35peace — /pi:s/ noun 1 NO WAR a) (U) a situation in which there is no war between countries or in a country: world peace: a dangerous situation that threatens world peace | peace agreement/treaty etc: the Geneva peace talks | be at peace with: Germany has …
36peace — peaceless, adj. peacelessness, n. peacelike, adj. /pees/, n., interj., v., peaced, peacing. n. 1. the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. 2. (often cap.) an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic …
37peace*/*/*/ — [piːs] noun [U] 1) a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups For many years the agreement maintained peace in Europe.[/ex] peace talks/negotiations[/ex] The UN Secretary General urged the two sides to make peace.[/ex] The… …
38make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …
39make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… …
40peace — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often attrib.) freedom from or the cessation of war (peace talks). b (esp. Peace) a treaty of peace between two States etc. at war. 3 freedom… …
