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  • 61stave off — phr verb Stave off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑disaster …

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  • 62stave off — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. ward off, hold off, fend off, avoid, repel, block. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, ward… …

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  • 63stave something in — break something by forcing it inwards or piercing it roughly with a hole. → stave …

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  • 64stave something off — avert or delay something bad or dangerous. → stave …

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  • 65Stave Lake — Sp Stevo ẽžeras Ap Stave Lake L Kanadoje (Britų Kolumbija) …

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  • 66stave off — here, eat some crackers to stave off your hunger Syn: avert, prevent, avoid, counter, preclude, forestall, nip in the bud; ward off, fend off, head off, keep off, keep at bay …

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  • 67stave oak — baltasis ąžuolas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bukinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Quercus alba), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Quercus alba angl. American white oak; stave oak; white oak vok.… …

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  • 68stave — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, back formation from staves, plural of staf staff Date: 13th century 1. staff I,1 2. any of the narrow strips of wood or narrow iron plates placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel… …

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  • 69stave — 1. noun /steɪv/ a) One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc. b) One… …

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  • 70stave — Synonyms and related words: Malacca cane, Spenserian stanza, advocate, alpenstock, antistrophe, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bar, bar line, barrel, baton, beam, bearer, billet, board, boarding, book, bra, brace,… …

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