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  • 101List of disasters of the United Kingdom and preceding states — is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war but including acts of terrorism) which relate to the United Kingdom since 1707, the states that preceded it (including territory that later became the Republic of Ireland), or involved UK… …

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  • 102List of maritime disasters — An advertisement for soap, using RMS Titanic (1912) A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Due to the nature of maritime travel, there is often a large loss of life. This transport… …

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  • 103boat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small ▪ open ▪ He was adrift in an open boat for three days. ▪ flat bottomed, glass bottomed ▪ …

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  • 104turtle — n. 1) a fresh water; land; mud; snapping turtle 2) (misc.) to turn turtle ( to capsize ) * * * [ tɜːtl] land mud snapping turtle a fresh water (misc.) to turn turtle ( to capsize ) …

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  • 105overturn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. invert, upset, reverse; overthrow, destroy. See change, confutation, destruction, inversion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. upset, reverse, upturn, overthrow; see upset 1 . See Synonym Study at upset .… …

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  • 106right — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pertaining to the right side Nouns 1. right; rightness, dextrality; right hand or side, dexter, starboard (naut.), recto, decanal side, off side. See side. 2. conservativism, reactionarism, Toryism, etc …

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  • 107tip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. overturn, capsize, upset; incline, slant, tilt, topple; reward. See payment. n. point, end; apex, summit; clue, hint, warning, pointer; gratuity, gift, fee, perquisite, pourboire. See height, giving,… …

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  • 108turn over — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To invert] Syn. overturn, reverse, subvert; see upset 1 . 2. [To transfer] Syn. hand over, give over, deliver; see assign 1 , give 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flip, overturn, upset, upend, capsize, tip, *turn turtle …

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  • 109Inversion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inversion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inversion inversion eversion subversion reversion retroversion introversion Sgm: N 1 contraposition contraposition &c. 237 Sgm: N 1 contrariety contrariety &c. 14 …

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  • 110Success — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Success >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 success success successfulness Sgm: N 1 speed speed Sgm: N 1 advance advance &c.(progress) 282 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 trump card trump card Sgm: N 2 …

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