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31lob´ber — lob1 «lob», noun, verb, lobbed, lob|bing. –n. 1. a ball, especially a tennis ball, hit in a high arc, usually to the back of the opponent s court. 2. an artillery shell, rock, or other object shot or thrown in a high arc. 3. a slow underhand… …
32fumble — I. verb (fumbled; fumbling) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish fumla to fumble Date: 1534 intransitive verb 1. a. to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly b. to make awkward attempts to do or find something… …
33lump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape 2. a. aggregate, totality < taken in the lump > b. majority 3. protuberance; especial …
34paw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French powe, poe Date: 14th century 1. the foot of a quadruped (as a lion or dog) that has claws; broadly the foot of an animal 2. a human hand especially when large or clumsy II. verb Date: 15th… …
35stump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp Date: 14th century 1. a. the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b. a rudimentary or… …
36Subject (grammar) — ExamplesSidebar|35%|In the sentences below, the subjects are indicated in boldface. # The dictionary helps me find words. # Ice cream appeared on the table. # The man that is sitting over there told me that he just bought a ticket to Tahiti. #… …
37Psycho (novel) — infobox Book | name = Psycho title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Robert Bloch cover artist = Tony Palladino country = United States language = English series = genre = Thriller publisher = Simon Schuster release …
38foozle — /fooh zeuhl/, v., foozled, foozling, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to bungle; play clumsily: to foozle a stroke in golf; to foozle on the last hole. n. 2. act of foozling, esp. a bad stroke in golf. [1825 35; perh. < dial. G fuseln to work badly, clumsily,… …
39fumble — fumbler, n. fumblingly, adv. fumblingness, n. /fum beuhl/, v., fumbled, fumbling, n. v.i. 1. to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys. 2. Sports. to fumble the ball. v.t. 3. to make, handle, etc., clumsily or… …
40muff — muffy, adj. /muf/, n. 1. a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag. 2. a bungled or clumsy action or performance. 3. Sports. a failure to hold onto a ball that may …
