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  • 21Mother water — Mother Moth er, a. Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating. [1913 Webster] It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry… …

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  • 22mother — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. b (in full adoptive mother) a woman who has continuous care of a child, esp. by adoption. 2 any female animal in relation to its offspring. 3 a quality or… …

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  • 23wit — Synonyms and related words: ESP, IQ, Italian hand, ability, acumen, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, alertness, apprehension, art, artfulness, artifice, artisanship, artistry, assume, astuteness, awareness, balance, banana,… …

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  • 24wit — n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle, mother wit. 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment, acumen, penetration,… …

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  • 25Mother Earth Brewing — Location Kinston, North Carolina, USA Year opened 2009 Active beers …

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  • 26One ounce of mother-wit is worth a pound of clergy. — См. Ученых много, умных мало …

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  • 27Mother 3 — This article is about the Game Boy Advance game. For the cancelled Nintendo 64 game it was based on, see EarthBound 64. Mother 3 Japanese box art showing the game logo, whose structure of wood and metal was meant to convey uneasiness and… …

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  • 28native wit — noun The intelligence or common sense with which one is normally born. But the most valuable parts of his performance are those which retired study and native wit cannot supply. Syn: good sense, mother wit …

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  • 29No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's — Contents 1 Title 2 Date 3 Publication 4 Authorship …

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  • 30The City Wit — The City Wit, or the Woman Wears the Breeches is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome that is sometimes classed among his best works. [Ousby, p. 117.] It was first published when it was included in the Five New Plays of… …

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