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  • 21Flight feather — Flight feathers are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges (singular remex) while those on the tail are called rectrices (singular rectrix).… …

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  • 22hum — 01. He was happily [humming] a tune to himself as he worked. 02. Bees [hummed], and birds sang in the sunny spring air. 03. Even when we were in the forest far from the traffic, we could hear cars [humming] by on the highway. 04. The [hum] of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 23ring — ring1 ringless, adj. ringlike, adj. /ring/, n., v., ringed, ringing. n. 1. a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a… …

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  • 24hum — {{11}}hum (n.) mid 15c., from HUM (Cf. hum) (v.). {{12}}hum (v.) late 14c., hommen make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment, later hummen to buzz, drone (early 15c.), probably of imitative origin. Sense of sing with closed lips is first… …

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  • 25ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction  any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony.       Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …

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  • 26ring — Ⅰ. ring [1] ► NOUN 1) a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger. 2) a circular band, object, or mark. 3) an enclosed space in which a sport, performance, or show takes place. 4) a group of people or things arranged in a …

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  • 27ringed — Ⅰ. ring [1] ► NOUN 1) a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger. 2) a circular band, object, or mark. 3) an enclosed space in which a sport, performance, or show takes place. 4) a group of people or things arranged in a …

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  • 28ringless — Ⅰ. ring [1] ► NOUN 1) a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger. 2) a circular band, object, or mark. 3) an enclosed space in which a sport, performance, or show takes place. 4) a group of people or things arranged in a …

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  • 29ring — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hring; akin to Old High German hring ring, Old Church Slavic krǫgŭ circle Date: before 12th century 1. a circular band for holding, connecting, hanging, pulling, packing, or sealing < a key ring …

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  • 30ring — ring1 noun 1》 a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or as a token of marriage, engagement, or authority. 2》 a circular band, article, or mark.     ↘a thin band of rock and ice particles round a planet …

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