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  • 41Schnecke — Mit dem Vergleich Wie eine Schnecke pflegt man verschiedene Handlungsweisen oder Fähigkeiten sowohl von Tieren als auch von Menschen zu charakterisieren. Am häufigsten begegnet uns die Anspielung auf die langsame Art, mit der sich die Schnecke… …

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  • 42Vehicle horn — Klaxon redirects here. For the English dance punk band, see Klaxons. A single reed bulb horn. A vehicle horn is a sound making device used to warn others of the approach of the vehicle or of its presence. Automobiles, trucks, ships, and trains… …

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  • 43Ico — Infobox VG title = Ico caption = The cover for all regions except North America, painted by director Fumito Ueda and inspired by the surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico s The Nostalgia of the Infinite developer = Team Ico publisher = Sony… …

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  • 44horn — hornish, adj. hornless, adj. hornlessness, n. hornlike, adj. /hawrn/, n. 1. one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep,… …

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  • 45pull back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ …

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  • 46Alexander the Great in the Qur'an — Alexander in the Qur an is a theory that holds that the character of Dhul Qarnayn, mentioned in the Qur an, is in fact Alexander the Great. The name Alexander itself is never mentioned in the Qur an. Dhul Qarnayn (in Arabic ذو القرنين) is a… …

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  • 47horn — horn1 [ho:n US ho:rn] n ↑hoof, ↑horn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(on a car)¦ 3¦(musical instrument)¦ 4 drinking horn/powder horn etc 5 draw/pull in your horns 6 be on the horns of a dilemma ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] 1.) …

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  • 48horn — /hɔn / (say hawn) noun 1. a hard, projected, often curved and pointed, hollow and permanent growth (usually one of a pair, a right and a left) on the head of certain mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, etc. (true horn). 2. each of the… …

  • 49horn — noun 1》 an outgrowth of bone encased in hardened skin, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, etc.     ↘a hardened woolly outgrowth occurring singly or one behind another on the snout of a rhinoceros.… …

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  • 50horn — I UK [hɔː(r)n] / US [hɔrn] noun Word forms horn : singular horn plural horns ** 1) [countable] the object in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud warning noise when you press it sound/honk/beep your horn: A car sounded its horn at me. 2)… …

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