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  • 81deal — deal1 /deel/, v., dealt, dealing, n. v.i. 1. to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 2. to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts …

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  • 82intrigue — intriguer, n. intriguingly, adv. v. /in treeg /; n. /in treeg , in treeg/, v., intrigued, intriguing, n. v.t. 1. to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to;… …

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  • 83lob — lob1 lobber, n. /lob/, v., lobbed, lobbing, n. v.t. 1. Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent s court. 2. to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target. 3. Cricket. to bowl (the… …

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  • 84sneak — /sneek/, v., sneaked or snuck, sneaking, n. v.i. 1. to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk. 2. to act in a furtive or underhand way. 3. Brit. Informal. to tattle; inform. v.t. 4. to move, put, pass, etc., in a stealthy or furtive… …

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  • 85sneaking — sneakingly, adv. sneakingness, n. /snee king/, adj. 1. acting in a furtive or underhand way. 2. deceitfully underhand, as actions; contemptible. 3. secret; not generally avowed, as a feeling, notion, suspicion, etc. [1575 85; SNEAK + ING2] * * * …

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  • 86softball — /sawft bawl , soft /, n. 1. a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger and softer ball. 2. the ball itself. 3. something that can be easily dealt with: The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question. [1925 30;… …

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  • 87underarm — /un deuhr ahrm /, adj. 1. of, situated, or for use under the arm or in the armpit: an underarm deodorant. 2. underhand: an underarm pitch in softball. n. 3. armpit. adv. 4. underhand. [1810 20; UNDER + ARM1] * * * …

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  • 88undercut — v. /un deuhr kut , un deuhr kut /; n., adj., /un deuhr kut /, v., undercut, undercutting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cut under or beneath. 2. to cut away material from so as to leave a portion overhanging, as in carving or sculpture. 3. to offer goods… …

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  • 89wangle — wangler, n. /wang geuhl/, v., wangled, wangling, n. v.t. 1. to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation. 2. to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends: to wangle business records. v.i. 3. to… …

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  • 90List of Dad's Army characters — This is a list of characters in the British television comedy series Dad s Army. In addition to the seven main characters, all members of the Walmington on Sea Home Guard platoon, the series featured a large cast of recurring characters, many of… …

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