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81surge — /serrj/, n., v., surged, surging. n. 1. a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob. 2. a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something: a billowing surge of smoke. 3. the rolling swell of the… …
82The Counter-Reformation — The Counter Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation The subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… …
83Battle of Rorke's Drift — Part of the Anglo Zulu War The Defence of Rorke s Drift, by Alphonse de Neuville (1882) …
84Naval Battle of the Han River (1951) — Naval Battle of the Han River Part of the Korean War …
85muscle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, powerful, strong ▪ taut, tense, tight ▪ relaxed ▪ smooth …
86fade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pale, dim, bleach, whiten; vanish, disappear; languish, wither, shrivel. See dimness, colorlessness, nonexistence, deterioration, disappearance, weakness, transientness, oblivion. II (Roget s IV) v …
87surge — [[t]sɜrdʒ[/t]] n. v. surged, surg•ing 1) a strong, wavelike forward movement, rush, or sweep: the surge of the crowd[/ex] 2) a sudden, strong rush or burst: a surge of energy[/ex] 3) a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something 4) oce …
88check — /tʃɛk / (say chek) verb (t) 1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly. 2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control. 3. to investigate or verify as to correctness. 4. Also, check off. US to tick. 5. Also, check in. to leave in… …
89fall — [c]/fɔl / (say fawl) verb (fell, fallen, falling) –verb (i) 1. to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop. 2. to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: to fall on one s knees. 3. to… …
90surge — /sɜdʒ / (say serj) noun 1. a strong forward or upward movement, rush, or sweep, like that of swelling or rolling waves: the onward surge of an angry mob. 2. a strong, wavelike volume or body of something: a surge of smoke. 3. the rolling swell of …