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  • 51shoulder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scapula; projection, abutment. See angularity, convexity. v. assume, bear, carry; sustain, maintain, support; jostle, poke (see impulse). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Juncture of the fore leg or arm and… …

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  • 52Shoulder problems — Shoulder problems, including pain, are one of the more common reasons for physician visits for musculoskeletal symptoms. The shoulder is the most movable joint in the body. However, it is an unstable joint because of the range of motion allowed.… …

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  • 53Contempt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contempt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contempt contempt disdain scorn sovereign contempt Sgm: N 1 despisal despisal despiciency Sgm: N 1 despisement despisement Sgm: N 1 vilipendency| vilipendency| …

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  • 54contemn — v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one s nose at, snap one s fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at …

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  • 55To be turned of — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 56Turned — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 57Turning — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 58contempt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of disdain Nouns 1. contempt, contemptuousness, disdain, scorn, despisal, contumely; detraction, disapprobation; derision, disrespect; defiance; arrogance (see insolence); ridicule, mockery; hoot …

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  • 59Third Dynasty of Ur —    The name given by modern scholars to both a powerful dynasty of Sumerian rulers and the empire they ruled in the late third millennium b.c., from circa 2113 to circa 2004 b.c. Scholars sometimes abbreviate this name as Ur III. The second… …

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  • 60spurn — v 1. reject, refuse, repudiate, turn away, cast out, cast aside, turn down Sl. give thumbs down to, slam the door in [m1] [s.o. s] face; scorn, slur, rebuff, disregard, ignore, snub; brush off, cut Inf. give [s.o.] the cold shoulder Inf. cold… …

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