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  • 101pick — I [[t]pɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) to choose or select, esp. with care 2) to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight[/ex] 3) to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument[/ex] 4) to steal the contents of: to pick a pocket[/ex] 5)… …

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  • 102fastidious — /fæsˈtɪdiəs / (say fas tideeuhs) adjective 1. hard to please; excessively critical: a fastidious taste. 2. anxious to achieve the best result; particular: fastidious attention to detail. {Latin fastīdiōsus, from fastīdium loathing, disgust}… …

  • 103select — /səˈlɛkt / (say suh lekt) verb (t) 1. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out. 2. Australian History to choose (a tract of Crown land), especially for farming or grazing: *Uncle was away for over two weeks and when he returned he… …

  • 104carefully — [adv] cautiously; painstakingly anxiously, attentively, circumspectly, concernedly, conscientiously, correctly, deliberately, delicately, dependably, discreetly, exactly, faithfully, fastidiously, fully, gingerly, guardedly, heedfully, honorably …

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  • 105delicately — [adv] carefully beautifully, cautiously, daintily, deftly, elegantly, exquisitely, fastidiously, finely, gracefully, lightly, precisely, sensitively, skillfully, softly, subtly, tactfully; concepts 542,544 Ant. indelicately, strongly, uncarefully …

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  • 106gingerly — [adj] careful calculating, cautious, chary, circumspect, considerate, dainty, delicate, discreet, fastidious, guarded, hesitant, reluctant, safe, squeamish, suspicious, timid, wary; concepts 542,550 Ant. careless, rash, rough, uncareful,… …

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  • 107neatly — [adv] tidily accurately, adeptly, adroitly, aptly, cleanly, efficiently, expertly, fastidiously, handily, methodically, nicely, orderly, precisely, skillfully, sprucely; concepts 326,485,585,589 …

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  • 108eat —    Ai, ai iho, amu, ho opiha;    ♦ eat heartily, ho omā ona, ho onu u, nu u, no u, hiala ai, kīhamu, haupa;    ♦ eat much, ai nui, ai ā hewa ka waha, ai lau, pākela ai, pake ai (see stuffed and sayings, ko u, lua, lip);    ♦ eat enormously, ai ā… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 109au-3 (au̯e); u̯ē̆- —     au 3 (au̯e); u̯ē̆     English meaning: from, away, of     Deutsche Übersetzung: “herab, weg von ”     Material: O.Ind. áva “ from, down “, mostly prefix from verbs and Subst., rarely preposition m. abl., Av. ap. ava prefix “ down” and (while… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 110ghrēu-2 : ghrǝu- : ghrū- —     ghrēu 2 : ghrǝu : ghrū     English meaning: to rub     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘scharf darũber reiben, zerreiben”     Note: extension from gher “rub”     Material: Gk. *χραύω, Konj. Aor. χραύσῃ “ scratch, scrape, graze, wound slightly, injure… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary