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  • 21Grind — Grind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.] 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to… …

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  • 22Grinding — Grind Grind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.] 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to… …

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  • 23Ground — Grind Grind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.] 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to… …

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  • 24Mastika — Greece s Chio Masticha Ouzo and Masticha Liqueur Mastika Greek: μαστίχα, mastícha; (Bulgarian: мастика, mastika; Macedonian: мастика, mastika) is a liquor seasoned with mastic, a resin gathered from the mastic tree, a small evergreen tree native… …

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  • 25Darkness (poem) — Darkness is a poem written by Lord Byron in July 1816. That year was known as the Year Without a Summer this is because Mount Tambora had erupted in the Dutch East Indies the previous year, casting enough ash in to the atmosphere to block out the …

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  • 26Hendrik Christian Andersen — (Bergen, April 7 1872 Rome, December 19 1940) was a Norwegian American sculptor, painter and urban planner. Andersen was born in Bergen, Norway in 1872, and immigrated as an infant with his family to Newport, Rhode Island the following year. As a …

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  • 27Pistacia lentiscus — For other uses, see Mastic (disambiguation). Pistacia lentiscus Mastic Mastic foliage and flowers Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 28masticate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan to gnash the teeth; akin to Greek masasthai to chew more at mandible Date: 1562 transitive verb 1. to grind or crush (food) with or as if… …

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  • 29Mastic (plant resin) — Mastic tears Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). In pharmacies and Nature shops it is called arabic gum (not to be confused with gum arabic) and Yemen gum . In Greece it is known as the tears of… …

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  • 30chomp — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. champ, chew, munch, gnaw; see bite 1 , chew . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bite, chew, crunch. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To bite and grind with the teeth: champ, chew, chump2, crump, crunch, masticate, munch.… …

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