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  • 1endear — v. a. Attach, make dear, secure the affection of, bind by ties of affection, gain the love of …

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  • 2attach — attachable, adj. attacher, n. /euh tach /, v.t. 1. to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple. 2. to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group. 3. Mil. to place on… …

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  • 3attach — at•tach [[t]əˈtætʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach papers with a staple[/ex] 2) to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group[/ex] 3) mil to place on temporary duty with a military unit 4) to …

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  • 4attach — /əˈtætʃ / (say uh tach) verb (t) 1. to fasten; affix; join; connect: to attach a cable. 2. to join in action or function. 3. to place on duty with or in assistance to an organisation or working unit temporarily, especially a military unit. 4. to… …

  • 5china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 6China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 7tie — [tī] vt. tied, tying or tieing [ME tien < OE tigan, tegan; akin to teag, a rope: for IE base see TOW1] 1. to fasten, attach, or bind together or to something else, as with string, cord, or rope made secure by knotting, etc. [to tie someone s… …

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  • 8inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… …

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  • 9List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …

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  • 10tie — /tuy/, v., tied, tying, n. v.t. 1. to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog s tail. 2. to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle… …

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