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  • 11fret — fret1 [fret] vt. fretted, fretting [ME freten < OE fretan, to devour, akin to Ger fressen, Goth fra itan < Gmc prefix * fra (OE for : see FOR ) + * itan, to eat (OE etan: see EAT)] 1. to eat away; gnaw 2. to wear away by gnawing, rubbing,… …

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  • 12fret — I. verb (fretted; fretting) Etymology: Middle English, to devour, fret, from Old English fretan to devour; akin to Old High German frezzan to devour, ezzan to eat more at eat Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to eat or gnaw into ; corr …

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  • 13Rat Man — For the Italian comic book character, see Rat Man (comics) Rat Man was the nickname given by Sigmund Freud to the patient whose case history was published as Bemerkungen über einen Fall von Zwangsneurose [ Notes Upon A Case Of Obsessional… …

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  • 14Corrade — Cor*rade (k?r r?d ), v. t. [L. corradere, rasum; cor + radere to rub.] 1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. [Obs.] Dr. R. Clerke. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See {Corrosion}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Американские реалии (телесериал) — Американские реалии Americana Жанр Драма Мыльная опера Создатель Майкл Ситцман В главных ролях Энтони ЛаПалья Эшли Грин Эмили де Рэвин …

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  • 16eat — I. v. a. 1. Chew and swallow, ingest. 2. Corrode, erode, consume, wear away, gnaw into. II. v. n. 1. Feed, take food. 2. Act corrosively. 3. (Colloq.) Taste, relish …

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  • 17fret — I. v. a. 1. Rub, chafe, wear (by friction), abrade, fray, gall, wear away. 2. Vex, tease, irritate, gall, ruffle, provoke, nettle, affront, make angry. 3. Annoy, worry, weary, harass, wear. 4. Ripple, ruffle, agitate, roughen. 5. Wear, wear away …

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  • 18fret — I [[t]frɛt[/t]] v. fret•ted, fret•ting, n. 1) to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like 2) to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals[/ex] 3) to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing… …

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  • 19Rodent — Rodents Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Recent …

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  • 20bite — bite, gnaw, champ, gnash are comparable when they mean to attack with or as if with the teeth. Bite fundamentally implies a getting of the teeth, especially the front teeth, into something so as to grip, pierce, or tear off {bite an apple deeply} …

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