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  • 101parting stop — noun : a piece of wood separating the top and bottom sashes in a double hung window …

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  • 102parting tool — noun 1. : a narrow bladed tool used in turning or planing or for cutting a piece in two 2. : a tool used (as in lathe work) for cutting off pieces from the main body of stock being worked on …

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  • 103parting-cup — partˈing cupˈ noun A two handled drinking cup • • • Main Entry: ↑part …

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  • 104The Parting of the Ways — Doctorwhobox number=170b serial name= The Parting of the Ways caption=The TARDIS crew face the Dalek Emperor and his army. show=DW type=episode doctor=Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor) David Tennant (Tenth Doctor) companion=Billie Piper (Rose… …

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  • 105The Parting Glass — is a traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. It was allegedly the most popular song sung in both Scotland and Ireland before Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne . It was printed as a broadside in the 1770s, and first… …

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  • 106a parting of the ways — a (or the) parting of the ways a point at which two people must separate or at which a decision must be taken the best course is to seek an amicable parting of the ways * * * a/the ˌparting of the ˈways idiom a point at which two people or groups …

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  • 107Water parting — (Phys. Geog.) A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide; a watershed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 108(a) parting of the ways — a parting of the ways phrase a point at which two people or groups decide to separate or stop working together, often when they no longer agree about something Thesaurus: end of a relationshiphyponym to end a friendship or relationshipsynonym… …

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  • 109the parting of the ways — a/the ˌparting of the ˈways idiom a point at which two people or groups of people decide to separate • These events led to a final parting of the ways. Main entry: ↑partingidiom …

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  • 110water parting — Watershed Wa ter*shed , n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.] [1913 Webster] 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.… …

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