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  • 71test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 72Stirling —        Observe. Reverse. Ancient Burgh Seal.    STIRLING, a royal burgh, sea port, and parish, mostly in the county Stirling; containing, with the villages of Cambuskenneth, Raploch, and part of Causeway head, 9095 inhabitants, of whom 8307 are… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 73alternate — alternates, alternating, alternated (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɔ͟ːltə(r)neɪt[/t]]. The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]ɔːltɜ͟ː(r)nət[/t]].) 1) V RECIP ERG When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing… …

    English dictionary

  • 74wave — [[t]weɪv[/t]] n. v. waved, wav•ing 1) oce a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell 2) any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea 3) a swell, surge,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 75wave — /weɪv / (say wayv) noun 1. a disturbance of the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a ridge or swell. 2. any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea: a wave of the pulse. 3. a swell, surge,… …

  • 76plain weave — noun a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect • Syn: ↑taffeta weave • Hypernyms: ↑weave * * * noun Etymology: plain (IV) …

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  • 77turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change… …

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  • 78home-and-home — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : taking place alternately on the home grounds of competing teams or participants engaged in successive contests or contests related by being on the same schedule home and home series * * * homeˈ and homeˈ or homeˈ and… …

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  • 79JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 80LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES, city in S. California with approximately 4,000,000 inhabitants occupying 469 square miles of territory; the third most populous city in the U.S. and the largest city in area in the world. Los Angeles County is the home of some… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism