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England abuts on Scotland
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At leap year, two months are named adar
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As opposed to a vertical shaft
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Alternative spelling: eon
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Used mostly in ancient Greek literature
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'Ahoy the Black Pig!'
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'The door is ajar.'
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Vocal or instrumental
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Alternative spelling: amuck
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As in, 'Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon'
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'the lizard basked in the sunlight'
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Aids in digesting fats
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'the rain was a boon to the farmers'
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Often applied to the sound made by a donkey
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A loud and harsh noise
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Especially in baseball where the ball is intentionally tapped with the bat, slowly, within the infield.
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And then raised by a farmer or other caretaker
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To be peturbed
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Possibly from medieval latin, 'cetus' meaning assembly
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As in, 'coleslaw'
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Also a long hooded cloak, especially that worn by monks. Or Batman.
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Whey is the watery part when milk curdles
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E.g. The cusp between two astrological signs.
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Spoken in the upper Indus valley
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E.g. Deem fit.
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'by dint of her labors'
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Can apply to a colour or a person.
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Thought to have evolved from the french, 'huppe' (the hoopoe bird)
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As in, 'father and son dyad'
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Especially with a circular motion
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Latin roots involve throwing a lance
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Includes several varieties
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Usually oval with a flared spout
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Alternative spelling: aerie
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E.g. Fend for oneself
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Ferns reproduce by spores
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Such as a governmental declaration
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Also, the fragmented shells. A contraction of the german, 'fliegerabwehrkanone'
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Unrelated to the New Zealand flax
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A scuffle or fight
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'Freddy gaped at the charging bull'
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From germanic, 'garbare' meaning, 'to please'
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Also, to adorn something past the point of practicality as in, 'gilded lily'
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The core of something, usually words written or spoken
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E.g. A gored skirt.
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E.g. Grit your teeth.
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Especially having white or grey hair.
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E.g. Go off in a huff.
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15th of March, May, July or October and the 13th of the other months. “Beware the Ides of March”
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Also the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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As in ‘keel over’.
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E.g. A mere child.
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E.g. To mete out punishment.
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E.g. The coin was in mint condition.
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E.g. That is a moot point.
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Hence ‘Mull of Kintyre’
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And source of frustration for many in challenges.
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Not to be confused with narc which is a narcotics cop
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Not to be confused with narc which is a narcotics cop
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Occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon.
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From which chocolate is made.
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Used to designate the chronological ordering of compositions e.g. opus 1, opus 2.
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E.g. The bells were pealing
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E.g. Pent-up energy.
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E.g. The car was a perk of the job. Also to gain or regain energy e.g. ‘perk up’.
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Also a coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
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Usually with a pointed object such as a stick or finger.
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The two basic knitting stitches are purl and plain.
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E.g. This car was ranked sixth most popular.
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Also a woodworking tool.
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Also an all night dance party.
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Usually applied to clothing or fabric
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Often used in a derogatory sense or to describe unwanted events eg. truancy was rife.
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Also describes a deep, narrow valley.
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E.g. the cattle roamed over the plains.
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Any colour with white hairs mixed into it.
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In the Middle Ages it referred to someone bound to the land by a feudal lord.
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Usually referring to a horse e.g. that horse is the sire.
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E.g. That line is skewed. Can also refer to non-symmetric data distribution
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Also to remove the fat from the top of a liquid or milk that has had most of the fat removed.
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As in cricket aiming to hit a 4 or 6
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Indicates they are played smoothly or legato.
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As in ‘Wipe that smug grin off your face’.
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Also that rare species the Sensitive New Age Guy.
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E.g. Snub nose
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E.g. in a bridge
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Measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger.
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Especially on board a ship or aircraft
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Saddle, bridle etc. The wider definition includes al horse-related equipment e.g. brushes, hoof-pick, whip, lead rope etc. Also means turn into the wind; sail a zig-zag course
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Tare weight is deducted to obtain the net weight.
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As in a school term or a prison term.
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Also Tagged Image File Format.
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E.g. Tilt the camera to get a good shot.
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Often with an affected manner
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She toiled all day in the garden.
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Such as an encyclopedia
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Also a colour with gray added.
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Also person who sells betting predictions
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Especially in Slavic countries.
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Also a song by Fleetwood Mac.
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Usually after initial difficulty e.g. they finally twigged as to what was happening.
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Also release or express energy or emotions
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E.g. By the power vested in me I now pronounce you man and wife.
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Also called a singlet.
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Usually contains medicines.
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E.g. Giving off good vibes.
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To verify a student’s knowledge of a topic.
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Also declare invalid
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As in ‘a breeze wafted through the air’.
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As in ‘the moon was waning’.
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Usually expressed in the plural.
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E.g. As caused by a whip.
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E.g. Wean a child from its mother’s milk.
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E.g. Weld metal.
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E.g. As caused by a whip.
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E.g. Wend one’s way home.
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E.g. He bought it on a whim.
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E.g. She was a whiz on the computer.
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Usually applied to animals.
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As in a lamp wick.
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Often untrue or exaggerated.
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Especially by a dog.
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As in ‘yoke the oxen’.
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Usually refers to animals
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