nimbleness

  • 41clumsy — adjective (clumsier; est) Etymology: probably from obsolete English clumse benumbed with cold Date: circa 1598 1. a. lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace < clumsy fingers > b. lackin …

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  • 42nimble — adjective (nimbler; nimblest) Etymology: Middle English nimel, from Old English numol holding much, from niman to take; akin to Old High German neman to take, Greek nemein to distribute, manage, nomos pasture, nomos usage, custom, law Date: 14th&#8230; …

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  • 43roe deer — noun Date: 1575 either of two small European or Asian deer (Capreolus capreolus and C. pygarus) that have short erect antlers forked at the summit, are reddish brown in summer and grayish in winter, have a white rump patch, and are noted for&#8230; …

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  • 44fast — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fæst; akin to Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr, Armenian hast Date: before 12th century 1. a. firmly fixed < roots fast in the ground > b. tightly shut < the drawers were fast > …

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  • 45Tunnels &amp; Trolls — Infobox RPG title= Tunnels Trolls caption= designer= Ken St. Andre publisher= Flying Buffalo date=1975 genre= Fantasy system= Custom footnotes= Tunnels Trolls (abbreviated T T ) is a 1975 fantasy role playing game designed by Ken St. Andre and&#8230; …

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  • 46Enoch Powell — Infobox Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable Brigadier name=Enoch Powell MBE office = Minister of Health term start =27 July 1960 term end = 18 October 1963 primeminister =Harold Macmillan predecessor = Derek Walker Smith successor =&#8230; …

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  • 47Elf (Middle-earth) — Races of Middle earth Valar Maiar Elves Men Dwarves Hobbits Ents Eagles Orcs Trolls Dragons Other In J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a ficti …

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  • 48Football — For other uses, see Football (disambiguation). Some of the many different games known as football. From top left to bottom right: Association football or soccer, Australian rules football, International rules football, rugby union, rugby league,&#8230; …

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  • 49George Grossmith — (9 December 1847 ndash; 1 March 1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 musical sketches, some 600&#8230; …

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  • 50Bear-baiting — is a blood sport involving the baiting of bears.Bear baiting in EnglandBear baiting was popular in England until the nineteenth century. From the sixteenth century, many herds of bears were maintained for baiting. In its best known form, arenas&#8230; …

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