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121lump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. protuberance, swelling, chunk, mass; consolidation, aggregation. See convexity, assemblage, density. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. handful, protuberance, bunch, bump, agglomeration, block, bulk, chunk,… …
122swelling — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. welt, wale, weal, wart, pimple, wen, carbuncle, boil, pock, pustule, inflammation, growth, corn, lump, bunion, tumor, suppuration, blister, abscess, contusion, abrasion, ridge; see also injury 1 , sore . II (Roget s 3… …
123sobriquet — so|bri|quet [ˈsəubrıkeı US ˈsou ] n also sou|bri|quet [ˈsu: ] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: light blow under the chin, nickname ] an unofficial title or name = ↑nickname …
124tip — tip1 W3S2 [tıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(advice)¦ 4 the tip of the iceberg 5 on the tip of your tongue 6¦(waste)¦ 7¦(untidy)¦ 8¦(horse race)¦ 9¦(warning)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4 5; …
125tit — English has three separate words tit. The oldest, ‘breast’ [OE], belongs to a West Germanic family of terms for ‘breast’ or ‘nipple’ that also includes German zitze and Dutch tit: it presumably originated in imitation of a baby’s sucking sounds.… …
126flick — (n.) mid 15c., probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke useless. As slang for film, it is first attested 1926, a back formation from flicker, from their flickering appearance. The verb… …
127tap — {{11}}tap (n.1) stopper, faucet, O.E. tæppa, from P.Gmc. *tappon (Cf. M.Du. tappe, Du. tap, O.H.G. zapfo, Ger. zapfen). Originally a tapering cylindrical peg (hence TAPROOT (Cf. taproot)). Phrase on tap ready for use is recorded from late 15c.… …
128tap — tæp n. light blow, gentle knock, rap; faucet, device which regulates the flow of a liquid through a pipe; stopper, plug; removal of bodily fluid (Medicine); connection in an electrical circuit; wiretap; tool which cuts an internal screw thread v …
