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  • 101bruise — v 1. contuse, injure, hurt, harm, do damage to, damage; discolor, blacken, mar, deface, Inf. mark up, spoil; scratch, scrape, bump, hit; cut, gash, slash, knife, wound; lacerate, mutilate, disfigure, maul, mangle, maim. 2.(all of drugs or food)… …

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  • 102mill — 1. noun a steel mill Syn: factory, plant, works, workshop, shop, foundry 2. verb the wheat is milled into flour Syn: grind, pulverize, powder, granulate, pound, crush, press …

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  • 103triturate —   v.t. rub; bruise; grind to powder.    ♦ tritural, a. of use in grinding.    ♦ trituration, n.    ♦ triturator, n …

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  • 104Mull — 1. v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by over) ponder or consider. Etymology: perh. f. mull grind to powder, ME mul dust f. MDu. 2. v.tr. warm (wine or beer) with added sugar, spices, etc. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 3. n. Sc. a promontory. Etymology …

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  • 105mull — 1. v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by over) ponder or consider. Etymology: perh. f. mull grind to powder, ME mul dust f. MDu. 2. v.tr. warm (wine or beer) with added sugar, spices, etc. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 3. n. Sc. a promontory. Etymology …

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  • 106pul´ver|i|za´tion — pul|ver|ize «PUHL vuh ryz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to grind to powder or dust. 2. to break to pieces; demolish: »The hurricane pulverized the houses on the beach. Figurative. to pulverize a wall of prejudice, Figurative. to pulverize the… …

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  • 107pul|ver|ize — «PUHL vuh ryz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to grind to powder or dust. 2. to break to pieces; demolish: »The hurricane pulverized the houses on the beach. Figurative. to pulverize a wall of prejudice, Figurative. to pulverize the hopes of the… …

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  • 108grinder — grind ► VERB (past and past part. ground) 1) reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2) sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. 3) rub together or move gratingly. 4) (grind down) wear (someone) down with harsh treatment. 5)… …

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  • 109grindingly — grind ► VERB (past and past part. ground) 1) reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2) sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. 3) rub together or move gratingly. 4) (grind down) wear (someone) down with harsh treatment. 5)… …

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  • 110Grinding — Grind Grind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.] 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to… …

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