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  • 61The Naked Spur — Infobox Film name = The Naked Spur caption original movie poster amg id = 1:34403 imdb id = 0044953 producer = William H. Wright director = Anthony Mann writer = Sam Rolfe Harold Jack Bloom starring = James Stewart Janet Leigh Robert Ryan music …

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  • 62The Present Time — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:The Present Time >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 the present the present the present time the present day the present moment the present juncture the present occasion Sgm: N 1 the times the times the existing time the… …

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  • 63spur — /spɜ / (say sper) noun 1. a pointed device attached to a rider s boot heel, for goading a horse onwards, etc. 2. anything that goads, impels, or urges to action or speed. 3. something projecting, and resembling or suggesting a spur. 4. a sharp… …

  • 64spur — I UK [spɜː(r)] / US [spɜr] noun [countable] Word forms spur : singular spur plural spurs * 1) a) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side to make it go faster b) a sharp curved part on the back of a… …

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  • 65spur — [[t]spɜr[/t]] n. v. spurred, spur•ring 1) aU shaped device fitted with a pointed projection, secured to the heel of a boot, and used by a rider to urge a horse forward 2) something that goads to action 3) climbing iron 4) orn a stiff, usu. sharp …

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  • 66spur — n. & v. n. 1 a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel worn on a rider s heel for urging a horse forward. 2 a stimulus or incentive. 3 a spur shaped thing, esp.: a a projection from a mountain or mountain range. b a branch road or railway. c… …

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  • 67spur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine; rowel; incentive, goad, stimulus; projection, headland, siding. See sharpness, cause. v. t. goad, incite. See cause. spur of the moment II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. goad, prick, impel; see drive 1 …

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  • 68spur — noun 1》 a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel, worn on a rider s heel for urging a horse forward. 2》 an incentive. 3》 a projection from a mountain or mountain range.     ↘Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower, e.g …

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  • 69spur — 1. noun 1) competition can be a spur Syn: stimulus, incentive, encouragement, inducement, impetus, prod, motivation, inspiration, catalyst, springboard; informal kick up the backside, shot in the arm Ant: disincentive, dis …

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  • 70The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor — infobox Book | name = The Face on the Cutting Room Floor title orig = translator = image caption = 1986 Penguin edition author = Cameron McCabe cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Mystery publisher = Victor …

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