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  • 21suggest — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) propose (a theory, plan, or hypothesis) (suggested to them that they should wait; suggested a different plan). 2 a cause (an idea, memory, association, etc.) to present itself; evoke (poem suggests peace). b …

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  • 22suggest — verb 1》 put forward for consideration.     ↘(suggest itself) (of an idea) come into one s mind. 2》 cause one to think that (something) exists or is the case; evoke.     ↘state or express indirectly. Derivatives suggester noun Origin C16 (earlier… …

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  • 23suggest — suggestedness, n. suggester, n. suggestingly, adv. /seuhg jest , seuh /, v.t. 1. to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored. 2. to propose …

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  • 24suggest — sug•gest [[t]səgˈdʒɛst, sə [/t]] v. t. 1) to mention, introduce, or propose (an idea, plan, person, etc.) for consideration, possible action, or some purpose or use 2) (of things) to prompt the consideration, making, doing, etc., of: The open… …

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  • 25That is to say — Say Say, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Said} (s[e^]d), contracted from sayed; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saying}.] [OE. seggen, seyen, siggen, sayen, sayn, AS. secgan; akin to OS. seggian, D. zeggen, LG. seggen, OHG. sag[=e]n, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. s[ a]ga,… …

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  • 26suggest — verb /səˈdʒɛst,səɡˈdʒɛst/ a) To imply but stop short of saying explicitly. Are you suggesting that I killed my wife? b) To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something). The name hamburger suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.… …

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  • 27suggest — verb 1) Ruth suggested a holiday Syn: propose, put forward, recommend, advocate, advise 2) evidence suggests that voters are unhappy Syn: indicate, lead to the belief, demonstrate, show 3) …

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  • 28suggest — /səˈdʒɛst / (say suh jest) verb (t) 1. to place or bring (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) before a person s mind for consideration or possible action. 2. to propose (a person or thing) as suitable or possible. 3. (of things) to prompt the… …

  • 29This Is the House That Jack Built — is a popular British nursery rhyme, first popularized by Randolph Caldecott. It is a cumulative tale that doesn t tell the story of Jack, who builds a house, but instead shows how the house is indirectly linked to numerous things and people, and… …

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  • 30Tree That Owns Itself — The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree, widely assumed to have legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree is located at the corner of Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, USA. The… …

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