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  • 11strong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. powerful (see strength); strong smelling, pungent, piquant, etc. (see odor); intense, concentrated, brilliant, bright, vivid, dazzling, etc.; alcoholic, spirituous, hard, bodied, heady, proof (see… …

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  • 12lean — [adj] bare, thin angular, anorexic, barren, beanpole*, bony, emaciated, gangling, gangly, gaunt, haggard, inadequate, infertile, lank, lanky, meager, no fat, pitiful, poor, rangy, rawboned, scanty, scraggy, scrawny, shadow*, sinewy, skinny,… …

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  • 13sinewy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fibrous, wiry, stringy; strong, well knit. See strength. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Strong] Syn. powerful, forceful, acute; see strong 2 . 2. [Stringy] Syn. elastic, threadlike, ropy; see flexible 1 …

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  • 14hard — [härd] adj. [ME < OE heard, akin to Ger hart < IE base * kar , hard > Gr karyon, nut, kratos, strength] 1. not easily dented, pierced, cut, or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact 2.… …

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  • 15haired — adjective having or covered with hair Jacob was a hairy man a hairy caterpillar • Syn: ↑hairy, ↑hirsute • Ant: ↑hairless (for: ↑hairy) …

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  • 16hardy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sturdy, tough, vigorous; resolute, daring; durable. See courage, durability, strength. Ant., weak. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Strong] Syn. vigorous, firm, tough; see strong 2 . 2. [Suited to… …

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  • 17lean — I verb 1) Polly leaned against the door Syn: rest on/against, recline on/against, be supported by 2) trees leaning in the wind Syn: slant, incline, bend, tilt, be at an angle, slope, tip, list …

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  • 18spare — [adj1] extra, reserve additional, backup, de trop, emergency, free, in excess, in reserve, in store, lagniappe, leftover, more than enough*, odd, option, over, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unoccupied, unused, unwanted;… …

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  • 19List of QI episodes (B series) — infobox tvseason season name = QI Series B caption = The front cover of the QI series B DVD, featuring Stephen Fry (left) and Alan Davies (right). dvd release date = 17 March, 2008 country = UK network = BBC first aired = 8 October, 2004 last… …

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  • 20strength — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. power, vigor (see strength); potency, efficacy; hardness, resistance; strength of purpose, resolution, tenacity, courage. II Power of exertion Nouns 1. strength, power …

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