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111snag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. catch, detent, snaggletooth; hindrance, difficulty. v. catch, fix, entangle; snarl, impede, hamper, hinder. See imperfection. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. obstacle, hindrance, knot; see barrier ,… …
112bar — n 1. rod, pole, shaft, stake, stick, sprag, Archaic. scape; crosspiece, Naut. crosshead, Naut. spar, Naut. boom, Naut. batten, Naut. fib. 2.(all of gold or silver) ingot, wedge, block, lump, nugget. 3. shoal, shallow, reef, coral reef or head;… …
113bar — [n1] rod; straight length of material batten, billet, boom, crossbar, crosspiece, ingot, lever, paling, pig, pole, rail, rib, rule, shaft, slab, spar, spoke, stake, stick, streak, strip, stripe, stroke; concepts 470,471 bar [n2] barrier; blockage …
114HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
115offense — or offence noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete an act of stumbling b. archaic a cause or occasion of sin ; stumbling… …
116Tri Nations (rugby union) — Infobox sports league logo=Tri Nations.jpg pixels = 100px current season=2008 Tri Nations Series caption=Tri Nations logo. sport=Rugby union founded=1996 teams=3 country=AUS NZL RSA champion=ru|NZLThe Tri Nations is an annual international rugby… …
117Rail transport in Malaysia — KL Monorail in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rail transport in Malaysia comprises heavy rail (including high speed rail), light rail transit (LRT), monorail and a funicular railway line. Heavy rail is mostly used for intercity passenger and freight… …
118ætspurnung — f ( e/ a) offence, stumbling, stumbling block, misfortune …
119stumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. trip, stub one s toe; hobble, stagger, lumber; blunder, flounder, stammer; err, slip, backslide. See descent, agitation, error, stammering. stumbling block II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move in a… …
120offence — n. (US offense) 1 an illegal act; a transgression or misdemeanour. 2 a wounding of the feelings; resentment or umbrage (no offence was meant). 3 the act of attacking or taking the offensive; aggressive action. Phrases and idioms: give offence… …
