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  • 61choke — verb 1) Christopher started to choke Syn: gag, retch, cough, fight for breath 2) thick dust choked her Syn: suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle 3) she had been choked to death …

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  • 62choke back — verb suppress He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke off, ↑choke down • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑subdue, ↑conquer, ↑ …

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  • 63Tennessee Williams — Infobox Writer name = Tennessee Williams caption = Williams in 1965. birthdate = birth date|1911|3|26|mf=y birthplace = Colombus, Mississippi deathdate = death date and age|1983|2|24|1911|3|26|mf=y deathplace = New York, New York occupation =… …

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  • 64Tap (valve) — Spigot and faucet redirect here. For other uses, see Spigot (disambiguation). A valve tap is a noise made by the valves of internal combustion engines; see Poppet valve > Internal combustion engine. Indoor Tap commonly found in the bathroom or …

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  • 65Venturi effect — The Venturi effect is the fluid pressure that results when an incompressible fluid flows through a constricted section of pipe. The Venturi effect may be derived from a combination of Bernoulli s principle and the equation of continuity. The… …

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  • 66Steam whistle — A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam. Unlike a horn, the sounding mechanism of a whistle contains no moving parts (compare to train horn).The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the… …

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  • 67Turbine map — Each turbine in a gas turbine engine has an operating map. Complete maps are either based on turbine rig test results or are predicted by a special computer program. Alternatively, the map of a similar turbine can be suitably scaled. Description… …

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  • 68And Then There Were None — For other uses, see And Then There Were None (disambiguation). And Then There Were None   …

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  • 69international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 70Papilledema — Swelling around the optic nerve, usually due to pressure on the nerve by a tumor. * * * Edema of the optic disk, often due to increased intracranial pressure. SYN: choked disk. [papilla + edema] * * * pap·il·le·de·ma or chiefly Brit… …

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