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noun
- a ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece
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(architecture) a band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order
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(anatomy) any ribbon-like band of tissue
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(biology) a tapeworm, and similar worms of the genus Taenia
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noun
- straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses
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noun
- A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
- A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
- In electronics, the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus.
- An electric contact on a battery.
- In telecommunications, the apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
- In the context of computer hardware, a device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
- A computer program that emulates a terminal (6).
adjective
- Fatal, resulting in death.
- Appearing at the end, top or apex of a physical object.
- Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time.
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noun
- A platform that extends outwards from a building.
- A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
- A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
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(in plural, mostly, British) The standing area at a football ground.
verb (terrac, ing)
- To provide something with a terrace.
- To form something into a terrace.
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(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his and yelled, "Thief!"
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
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(figurative) The primary effort; the goal.
Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main was really sex education.
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(intransitive) To make advance with force
- Noun, force.
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We at the enemy with our forces.
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(transitive) To force
- Verb, force something upon someone.
I asked her not to the responsibility on me.
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(transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
He his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.
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| thumb |
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noun
- The short thick digit of the human hand that has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
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(computing) The part of a slider that may be moved up and down or along the slider.
verb
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(transitive) To touch with the .
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(transitive) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
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I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
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noun (wikipedia, tract housing)
- Any of many houses, of a similar (if not identical) plan and design, built on a tract of land
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| trefoil |
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noun
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any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium
- a symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament
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noun
- a monumental arch that commemorates a victory
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proper noun- a person from or inhabitant of Tuscany
adjective
- Of or relating to Tuscany or its inhabitants.
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