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  • 71nip´|ness — nip|py «NIHP ee», adjective, pi|er, pi|est. 1. biting; sharp: »a nippy wind, nippy cheese. 2. apt to nip: »a nippy dog …

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  • 72nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious …

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  • 73nip in the bud — ► nip in the bud suppress or destroy at an early stage. Main Entry: ↑nip …

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  • 74nip´ping|ly — nip|ping «NIHP ihng», adjective. that nips; sharp; cutting: »a nipping wind, a nipping remark. –nip´ping|ly, adverb …

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  • 75nip|ping — «NIHP ihng», adjective. that nips; sharp; cutting: »a nipping wind, a nipping remark. –nip´ping|ly, adverb …

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  • 76nip´ple|like´ — nip|ple «NIHP uhl», noun. 1. the small projection on a breast or udder through which an infant or a baby animal gets its mother s milk; teat: »the nipple of a mother cat. Nipples are common to all mammals. 2. the rubber cap or mouthpiece of a… …

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  • 77nip|ple — «NIHP uhl», noun. 1. the small projection on a breast or udder through which an infant or a baby animal gets its mother s milk; teat: »the nipple of a mother cat. Nipples are common to all mammals. 2. the rubber cap or mouthpiece of a baby s… …

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  • 78nip in the bud — index deter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 79Nip/Tuck — es una serie de televisión creada por Ryan Murphy y estrenada el 22 de julio de 2003. Trata de la vida de dos cirujanos plásticos de Miami, Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) y Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) …

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  • 80nip something in the bud — nip (something) in the bud to prevent a small problem from getting worse by stopping it soon after it starts. The strike was nipped in the bud by some clever negotiation …

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