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  • 91one-lin|er — «WUHN LY nuhr», noun. a snappy or pithy remark, usually of one sentence; wisecrack: »He even scored with an old one liner about banks: “Never trust a place where they pull the shades down at three o clock in the afternoon” (Time) …

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  • 92one-night|er — «WUHN NY tuhr», noun. U.S. 1. a one night stand: »A few units like…the Modern Jazz Quartet are spending an increasing amount of their time playing one nighters (Nat Hentoff). 2. an actor or performer who plays one night stands …

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  • 93one-o'-cat — or one o cat «WUHN uh KAT», noun. a ball game in which there is one batter, three to six fielders, a pitcher, and one base in addition to home plate. It is a forerunner of baseball. »He spells me increasingly in romps and games of one o cat (New… …

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  • 94one-o-cat — or one o cat «WUHN uh KAT», noun. a ball game in which there is one batter, three to six fielders, a pitcher, and one base in addition to home plate. It is a forerunner of baseball. »He spells me increasingly in romps and games of one o cat (New… …

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  • 95one-piec|er — «WUHN PEE suhr», noun. a one piece garment …

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  • 96one-reel|er — «WUHN REE luhr», noun. U.S. a short motion picture, such as a newsreel or cartoon, contained in a single reel of film that runs approximately twelve minutes …

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  • 97one´-sid´ed|ness — one sid|ed «WUHN SY dihd», adjective. 1. seeing only one side of a question; partial; unfair; prejudiced: »The umpire seemed one sided in his decisions. 2. uneven; unequal: »If one team is much better than the other, a game is one sided …

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  • 98one´-sid´ed|ly — one sid|ed «WUHN SY dihd», adjective. 1. seeing only one side of a question; partial; unfair; prejudiced: »The umpire seemed one sided in his decisions. 2. uneven; unequal: »If one team is much better than the other, a game is one sided …

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  • 99one-sid|ed — «WUHN SY dihd», adjective. 1. seeing only one side of a question; partial; unfair; prejudiced: »The umpire seemed one sided in his decisions. 2. uneven; unequal: »If one team is much better than the other, a game is one sided …

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  • 100one-up|man|ship — «WUHN UHP muhn shihp», noun. Informal. the skill of being able to gain the advantage over one s opponent. ╂[< one up (on), idiom; patterned on gamesmanship] …

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