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  • 21trail — /treɪl / (say trayl) verb (t) 1. to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; to draw or drag along behind. 2. to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: to trail clouds of dust. 3. to follow the track or trail of; track. 4. to… …

  • 22trail*/ — [treɪl] noun [C] I 1) a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure The trail led down to the lake.[/ex] We followed a winding trail into the mountains.[/ex] 2) a series of marks that shows where someone or… …

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  • 23trail — n. & v. n. 1 a a track left by a thing, person, etc., moving over a surface (left a trail of wreckage; a slug s slimy trail). b a track or scent followed in hunting, seeking, etc. (he s on the trail). 2 a beaten path or track, esp. through a wild …

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  • 24trail — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Anglo French *trailer, alteration of trainer to drag, trail on the ground more at train Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground b. to extend… …

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  • 25trail — noun 1》 a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.     ↘a track or scent used in following someone or hunting an animal. 2》 a long thin part stretching behind or hanging down from something. 3》 a… …

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  • 26trail — 1. noun 1) he left a trail of clues a trail of devastation Syn: series, string, chain, succession, sequence; aftermath, wake See note at trace 2) wolves on the trail of their prey …

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  • 27trail — [[t]treɪl[/t]] v. t. 1) to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind 2) to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: a racing car trailing clouds of dust[/ex] 3) to follow the track, trail, or scent of;… …

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  • 28trail — 1. noun 1) a trail of clues Syn: series, string, chain, succession, sequence 2) wolves on the trail of their prey Syn: track, spoor, path, scent, traces, marks …

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  • 29trail angel — n. A person who leaves food and performs other acts of kindness for hikers. Example Citations: Wren experiences awesome vistas and starry skies, pelting rain, sore knees and a night in the hospital with a possible tick bite. And he witnesses… …

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  • 30Behind That Curtain — infobox Book | name = Behind That Curtain title orig = translator = image caption = First edition dust jacket author = Earl Derr Biggers cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Charlie Chan genre = Mystery novel… …

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