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  • 111braid — braider, n. /brayd/, v.t. 1. to weave together strips or strands of; plait: to braid the hair. 2. to form by such weaving: to braid a rope. 3. to bind or confine (the hair) with a band, ribbon, etc. 4. to trim with braid, as a garment. n. 5. a… …

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  • 112joggle — joggler, n. /jog euhl/, v., joggled, joggling, n. v.t. 1. to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open. 2. to cause to shake or totter as by a… …

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  • 113oscillate — I verb agitari, agitate, alternate, be doubtful, be indecisive, be irresolute, be uncertain, be undecided, be undetermined, be unresolved, be unsteady, be unsure, beat, bounce, debate, deliberate, falter, flap, fluctuate, flutter, fret, hesitate …

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  • 114agitate — (v.) 1580s, to disturb, from L. agitatus, pp. of agitare to put in constant motion, drive onward, impel, frequentative of agere to move, drive (see AGITATION (Cf. agitation)). Literal sense of move to and fro, shake is from 1590s. Related:… …

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  • 115joggle — jog•gle [[t]ˈdʒɒg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle 2) bui to join or fasten by fitting a projection into a recess 3) bui to fit or fasten with dowels 4) to move irregularly, with a… …

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  • 116braid — /breɪd / (say brayd) verb (t) 1. to weave together strips or strands of; plait. 2. to form by such weaving. 3. to bind or confine (the hair) with a band, ribbon, etc. 4. to trim (garments) with braid. –noun 5. a braided length, or plait, of hair …

  • 117joggle — [c]/ˈdʒɒgəl / (say joguhl) verb (joggled, joggling) –verb (t) 1. to shake slightly; move to and fro as by repeated jerks. 2. to join or fasten by a joggle or joggles. –verb (i) 3. to move irregularly; have a jogging or jolting motion; shake.… …

  • 118crisscross — [kris′krôs΄] n. [ME Christcros, Christ s cross, the cross at the head of an alphabet, for the symbol X (Gr χ), abbrev. of Christ ( Christos)] 1. a mark made of two crossed lines (X), often used as a signature by people who cannot write their… …

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  • 119shut|tle|cock — «SHUHT uhl KOK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a cork or piece of rubber with feathers or a plastic webbing stuck in one end, used in the game of badminton; bird. 2. a) a cork with feathers stuck in one end, that is hit back and forth by a small racket,… …

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  • 120Hover — Hov er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hovering}.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one s house. See {Hovel}.] 1. To hang fluttering in the air, or… …

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