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  • 41hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… …

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  • 42fish — I. /fɪʃ / (say fish) noun (plural fish or fishes) 1. any of various cold blooded, completely aquatic vertebrates, having gills, fins, and typically an elongated body usually covered with scales. 2. any of various other aquatic animals. 3. the… …

  • 43nut — nutlike, adj. /nut/, n., v., nutted, nutting. n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Bot. a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4.… …

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  • 44piece of work — noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work he was indebted to the pioneering work of… …

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  • 45Wingnut — may refer to:*A wingnut or wing nut, a nut (hardware), with a pair of wings to enable it to be turned without tools *Wingnut (plant) ( Pterocarya ), a genus of trees bearing winged nuts *Wingnut (politics), a derogatory American slang term for a… …

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  • 46doer — /dooh euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that does something, esp. a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency. 2. a person characterized by action, as distinguished from one given to contemplation. 3. Australian. an amusing or eccentric… …

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  • 47Dag — 1. funny person, nerd, goof; friendly endearment; 2. amusingly ungainly, uncoordinated; 3. unfashionable person, wearing daggy clothes or hairstyle (from sheep poo stuck to it s wool = dags); 4. untidy, slovenly person (originally applied to an… …

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  • 48dag — I Australian Slang 1. funny person, nerd, goof; friendly endearment; 2. amusingly ungainly, uncoordinated; 3. unfashionable person, wearing daggy clothes or hairstyle (from sheep poo stuck to it s wool = dags); 4. untidy, slovenly person… …

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  • 49quiz — 1. n. & v. n. (pl. quizzes) 1 a test of knowledge, esp. between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment. 2 an interrogation, examination, or questionnaire. v.tr. (quizzed, quizzing) examine by questioning. Phrases and idioms: quiz master… …

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  • 50Ephraim Lópes Pereira d'Aguilar, 2nd Baron d'Aguilar — Ephraim Lópes Pereira d Aguilar (born 1739 in Vienna died 1802 in London) was the second Baron d Aguilar, a Barony of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1757, d Aguilar was naturalized in England, where he had settled with his father, Baron Diego Pereira… …

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