Preceding+noun

  • 61indefinite article — noun A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun …

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  • 62page — noun 1 in a book, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ back, front ▪ facing, opposite ▪ There s a photo of him on the opposite page. ▪ inside …

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  • 63bastard title — noun a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book • Syn: ↑half title • Hypernyms: ↑page * * * noun : half title 1 * * * bastard title noun An abbreviated title of a book on an otherwise blank page preceding the full …

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  • 64sour mash — noun 1. a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys • Hypernyms: ↑mash 2. any whiskey distilled from sour mash • Syn: ↑sour mash whiskey • Hypernyms: ↑whiskey, ↑ …

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  • 65squall line — noun a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely • Hypernyms: ↑cold front, ↑polar front * * * noun 1. : an intersection or boundary between the cold and the warm winds of an extratropical cyclone or between the cold air of an… …

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  • 66stop bath — noun an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer • Syn: ↑short stop, ↑short stop bath • Hypernyms: ↑developer * * * noun : an acid rinse bath between a photograph developer and the fixing bath used to check development of a negative or… …

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  • 67advance guard — noun 1. : a detachment usually divided into point, advance party, support, and reserve preceding a body of troops on the march to protect it and secure its uninterrupted advance 2. : avant garde • advance guardist noun * * * adˈvance guard 7 [ …

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  • 68determinism — noun Date: 1846 1. a. a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws b. a belief in predestination 2. the …

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  • 69preadolescence — noun Date: 1930 the period of human development just preceding adolescence; specifically the period between the approximate ages of 9 and 12 • preadolescent adjective or noun …

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  • 70generation — noun 1 people/period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new, younger ▪ older ▪ The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony …

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