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  • 31toe — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. digit, phalanx, front of the foot, tip of a shoe; see appendage 2 . • on one s toes*, Syn. alert, aware, attentive; see careful . • step or [m1]• tread on someone s toes, Syn. annoy, offend, disturb, intrude; see anger 1 …

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  • 32toe — I UK [təʊ] / US [toʊ] noun [countable] Word forms toe : singular toe plural toes ** a) one of the five individual parts at the end of your foot. Your big toe is the largest, and your little toe is the smallest Vera slipped off her shoes and… …

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  • 33toe — 1 noun (C) 1 one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot: He stubbed his toe on a rock. | big toe (=the largest of your toes) 2 the part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot 3 step on sb s toes AmE /tread on sb s… …

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  • 34toe — toe1 S3 [təu US tou] n [: Old English; Origin: ta] 1.) one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot →↑finger ▪ He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. big toe (=the largest of your toes) ↑heel, ↑ …

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  • 35offend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break the law, err, wrong, sin, trespass; give offense, displease, upset, vex, provoke, hurt, aggravate, rub the wrong way; disgust; affront, spite, insult, hurt one s feelings. See illegality, pain,… …

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  • 36corn — I. /kɔn / (say kawn) noun 1. collectively, any edible grain, especially wheat in England, oats in Scotland and Ireland, and maize in North America and Australia. 2. the cereal plants still growing and containing the grain. 3. a single seed of… …

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  • 38performing 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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  • 39Song Changrong — The Song (Changrong, Yongxiang) style of bagua focuses on the single palm change as its main practice. As one s understanding of the implications of the single palm change increases, one achieves the skill of using one thing to defeat many . In… …

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  • 40tramp — /træmp / (say tramp) verb (i) 1. to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step. 2. to walk steadily; march; trudge. 3. to go about as a vagrant or tramp. 4. to make a voyage on a tramp (def. 21). 5. to hike. 6. NZ → bushwalk (def. 1). 7.… …