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101stick — stick1 stickless, adj. sticklike, adj. /stik/, n., v., sticked, sticking. n. 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in… …
102trans- — 1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (transcend; transfix); on this model, used with the meanings across, beyond, through, changing thoroughly, transverse, in combination with elements of any origin: transisthmian; trans Siberian;… …
103enthral — verb a) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate. b) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate …
104enthrall — verb a) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate. b) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate …
105pin — A metallic implant used in surgical treatment of bone fractures. SEE ALSO: nail. [O.E. pinn, fr. L. pinna, feather] Steinmann p. a p. that is used to transfix bone for traction or fixation …
106transfixion — A maneuver in amputation in which the knife is passed from side to side through the soft parts, close to the bone, and the muscles are then divided from within outward. [L. transfixio (see transfix)] * * * trans·fix·ion tran(t)s fik shən n a… …
107wire — Slender and pliable rod or thread of metal. arch w. SYN: archwire. guide w. See guidewire. Kirschner w. an apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone …
108Chongqing gang trials — Chongqing is a large municipality in China s interior. The Chongqing gang trials (simplified Chinese: 重庆打黑除恶专项行动; traditional Chinese: 重慶打黑除惡專項行動; pinyin: Chóngqìng dǎ hēi chú è zhuānxiàng xíngdòng; literally Targeted actions against dark and… …
109Semitic root — The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or radicals (hence also the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the… …
110Cricket Wireless — Type Private (subsidiary of Leap Wireless) Industry Wireless Telecommunications Founded 1999 …
