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  • 111intentional gardening — pp. Gardening with a specific purpose in mind, such as providing food or improving the environment. Example Citations: As bees and bats disappear from many jurisdictions, the incorporation of trees, shrubs and plants that attract animals and… …

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  • 112PIUS —    the name of nine Popes, of which only six call for particular mention: P. II., Pope from 1458 to 1464, was of the family of the Piccolomini, and is known to history as Æneas Sylvius, and under which name he did diplomatic work in Britain and… …

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  • 113hwearftlian — wv/t2 to revolve, turn around; wander, be tossed about …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 114 — 【표】 떠다니 (게 하) 다; 나무끼다; 움직이다; 능가하다; 바래다 빨래하다 水 (물수) + 票 (쪽지표) 삼수변부 11획 (총14획) [1] [v] float; drift; be tossed about 衆煦漂山 (중후표산) 많은 사람이 내쉬는 숨결은 산도 움직인다는 뜻으로, 여러 사람의 힘은 놀랍다는 말. 血流漂杵 (혈류표저) 싸움에 죽은 사람의 피가 많이 흘러 방패가 뜬다는 뜻으로, 전쟁이 아주 격렬하여 사상자를 많이 냄을 이름 …

    Hanja (Korean Hanzi) dictionary

  • 115extreme turbulence — Turbulence in which the aircraft is violently tossed about and is impossible to control. It may cause structural damage …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 116awash — a•wash [[t]əˈwɒʃ, əˈwɔʃ[/t]] adj. adv. 1) naut. navig. just level with the surface of the water, so that waves break over the top 2) covered with water 3) tossed about by the waves 4) cvb covered, filled, or crowded: a garden awash in colors[/ex] …

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  • 117sport — [[t]spɔrt, spoʊrt[/t]] n. 1) spo an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature 2) spo such activities collectively 3) diversion; recreation 4) jest; pleasantry 5) mockery; ridicule: They made sport of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 118sport — /spɔt / (say spawt) noun 1. an activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, usually requiring some degree of physical prowess, as hunting, fishing, racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, etc. 2. a particular form of such… …

  • 119vexed — /ˈvɛkst/ (say vekst) adjective 1. disturbed; troubled; annoyed. 2. much discussed or disputed: a vexed question. 3. tossed about, as waves. –vexedly /ˈvɛksədli/ (say veksuhdlee), adverb –vexedness /ˈvɛksədnəs/ (say veksuhdnuhs), noun …

  • 120surge — [sʉrj] n. [LME sourge, fountain, stream, prob. < OFr sourgeon < stem of sourdre, to rise < L surgere, to rise, spring up < * subsregere < subs , var. of sub (see SUB ) + regere, to direct (see RIGHT)] 1. a) a large mass of or as of …

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