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  • 91swing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. oscillate, sway, wag; depend, dangle; pivot, turn; informal, be hanged; slang, [wife or husband ]swap. See oscillation,punishment, impurity, sex. n. sweep, sway, oscillation; rhythm, lilt, scope,… …

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  • 92Oscillation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Reciprocating motion, motion to and fro. < N PARAG:Oscillation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oscillation oscillation Sgm: N 1 vibration vibration libration Sgm: N 1 motion of a pendulum motion of a pendulum Sgm: N 1 nutation… …

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  • 93dingleberry — by 1973, perhaps with suggestions of DANGLE (Cf. dangle) and BERRY (Cf. berry). Attested from late 19c. through 1930s as a humorous sounding surname in comedic writing …

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  • 94loll — [[t]lɒl[/t]] v. i. 1) to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa[/ex] 2) to hang loosely; droop; dangle 3) to allow to hang, droop, or dangle 4) the act of lolling • Etymology: 1300–50; ME lollen, lullen… …

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  • 95dhen-3 —     dhen 3     English meaning: to hit, push     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen, stoßen”     Note: From Root dhen 1 : “ to run, *flow” derived Root dhen 2 : ‘surface of hand/land, etc. (*dry land)” meaning “arid flat area”, then from Root dhen 2 …

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  • 96scraggled — ld adjective Etymology: from scraggling, after such pairs as English dangling (present participle of dangle) (I) : dangled (past participle of dangle) (I) : scraggly …

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  • 97leave someone dangling — keep/leave/someone dangling informal phrase to not tell someone what is going to happen or when it will happen You can’t just leave him dangling while you decide. Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym …

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  • 98Hang — Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of …

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  • 99Man-of-war — n; pl. {Men of war}. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: ship of the line. [1913 Webster] 2. The {Portuguese man of war}. Syn: Syn. , jellyfish. [WordNet 1.5] {Ma …

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  • 100Man-of-war hawk — Man of war Man of war , n; pl. {Men of war}. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: ship of the line. [1913 Webster] 2. The {Portuguese man of war}. Syn: Syn. ,… …

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