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  • 51Wet — Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid;… …

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  • 52Wetted — Wet Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a… …

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  • 53Wetting — Wet Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a… …

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  • 54tinge — I. transitive verb (tinged; tingeing or tinging) Etymology: Latin tingere to dip, moisten, tinge; akin to Greek tengein to moisten and probably to Old High German dunkōn to dip Date: 1577 1. a. to color with a slight shade or stain ; tint b …

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  • 55Tape dispenser — A tape dispenser is an object that holds a roll of tape and has a mechanism on one end to easily shear the tape. Dispensers vary widely based on the tape they dispense. Abundant and most common, clear tape dispensers (like those used in an office …

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  • 56Uranus (mythology) — For other uses, see Uranus (disambiguation). Uranus Aion Uranus with Terra (Greek Gaia) on mosaic Primordial Being of the Sky …

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  • 57baste — baste1 /bayst/, v.t., basted, basting. to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made. [1400 50; late ME basten < AF, MF bastir to build, baste < Gmc; cf. OHG bestan to mend, patch&#8230; …

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  • 58dip — dip1 dippable, adj., n. /dip/, v., dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dipping; n. v.t. 1. to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush&#8230; …

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  • 59respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction       the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system  The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are&#8230; …

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  • 60lip — n. 1) to lick; move; part; pucker; purse one s lips 2) to press one s lips to (she pressed her lips to the baby s forehead) 3) chapped; dry; moist; thick; thin lips 4) the lower; upper lip 5) from smb. s lips (I heard it from his lips) 6) on one&#8230; …

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