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111thickening — /thik euh ning/, n. 1. a making or becoming thick. 2. a thickened part or area; swelling. 3. something used to thicken; thickener. [1570 80; THICKEN + ING1] * * * …
112tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …
113Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …
114ice in lakes and rivers — Introduction a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when the temperature drops below freezing (0° C [32° F]). The nature of the ice formations may be as simple as a floating layer that gradually thickens, or it …
115Palaeography — Palæography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Palæography (palaia, ancient , graphe, writing ) The art of deciphering ancient writing in manuscripts or diplomas. It is distinguished from epigraphy, which provides rules for reading carved… …
116goudui — Social concept Goudui refers to a practice among private entrepreneurs ‘to thicken’ the relationship with the state. Goudui originally referred to the making of liquor by mingling water with alcohol, and overlaps with the phrase gouqian to add… …
117contract — 1. (kon trakt′)To shorten; to become reduced in size; in the case of muscle, either to shorten or to undergo an increase in tension. 2. (kon trakt′)To acquire by contagion or infection. 3. (kon′trakt)An explicit bilateral commitment by… …
118Dethatcher — Tow tine dethatchers can be attached to garden tractors A dethatcher, or lawn scarifier is a device that removes thatch from lawns. Types of dethatchers include motorized dethatchers or those that can be pulled behind a garden tractor. Thatch… …
119Pico do Fogo — Elevation 2,829 m (9,281 ft) [1] …
120verd. — 1) verdunsten EN to vaporize, to evaporate, to volatilize 2) verdünnen EN to thin; to dilute 3) verdunkeln EN to darken; to obscure; to black out 4) verdorben EN spoiled 5) …
Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
