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  • 81diamond — [13] Diamond is an alteration of adamant, a rather archaic term which nowadays refers to hard substances in general, but formerly was also used specifically for ‘diamond’. The alteration appears to have come about in Latin of post classical times …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 82tough — [adj1] sturdy, strong brawny, cohesive, conditioned, dense, durable, fibrous, firm, fit, flinty, hard, hard as nails*, hard bitten*, hardened, hardy, healthy, indigestible, inflexible, leathery, lusty, mighty, molded, resilient, resistant, rigid …

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  • 83diamond — [13] Diamond is an alteration of adamant, a rather archaic term which nowadays refers to hard substances in general, but formerly was also used specifically for ‘diamond’. The alteration appears to have come about in Latin of post classical times …

    Word origins

  • 84List of The Bill characters (E-L) — This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at… …

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  • 85severe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. austerity, serious, earnest; rigorous, trying; harsh, strict; sharp, distressing, extreme. See severity, importance, adversity. Ant., relaxed, laissez faire. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stern] Syn.… …

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  • 86World-number-one male tennis-player rankings — is a year by year listing of both the male tennis player who, at the end of a full year of play, has generally been considered to be the best overall player for the entire year, and of the runner up for that year. Contents 1 Unofficial rankings… …

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  • 87obdurate — Synonyms and related words: adamant, asleep, benumbed, bony, brazen, callous, calloused, case hardened, cement, cemental, cold, cold of heart, coldblooded, coldhearted, concrete, conscienceless, corneous, dead, deadened, dense, diamondlike,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 88firm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immovable, secure; unalterable, steadfast; solid, hard; steady, vigorous; unalterable, resolute, determined. See stability, probity, density, resolution. n. partnership, company, house. See business …

    English dictionary for students

  • 89List of Home Improvement episodes — The following is an episode list for the American television sitcom Home Improvement. The series aired on ABC from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999, with 204 episodes produced spanning 8 seasons. Contents 1 Series overview 2 Season 1: 1991–1992 …

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  • 90music — musicless, adj. /myooh zik/, n. 1. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. 2. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or… …

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