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  • 41Volta's pile — Pile Pile, n. [F. pile, L. pila a pillar, a pier or mole of stone. Cf. {Pillar}.] 1. A mass of things heaped together; a heap; as, a pile of stones; a pile of wood. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass formed in layers; as, a pile of shot. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 42block — I. v. a. 1. Obstruct, close, blockade, stop, arrest, shut up, stop up, block up, fill up. 2. Mould, shape, form (on a block). 3. Make steady or firm, stiffen, brace. II. n. 1. Thick and heavy piece (as of wood or stone), mass. 2 …

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  • 43building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… …

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  • 44pil´er — pile1 «pyl», noun, verb, piled, pil|ing. –n. 1. many things lying one upon another in a more or less orderly way: »a pile of stones, a pile of wood. SYNONYM(S): stack, heap. 2. a mass like a hill or mound: » …

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  • 45Souk — A souk (سوق, also sook, souq, or suq, or shuq in Hebrew, שוק) is a highly fashioned commercial quarter in an Arab or Berber city. The term is often used to designate the market in any Arabized or Muslim city. It may also refer to the weekly… …

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  • 46Lily Avenue — is a major residential side street in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. It is situated in the western part of Colombo, and serves as one of the main routes of connection between Galle Road and Marine Drive. In a part of town where side streets… …

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  • 47Lev Kublanov — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = Lev Kublanov imagesize = caption = 3 Lev (Self portrait of Lev Kublanov) birthname = birthdate = Sep 9, 1946 location = Moscow, Russia deathdate = deathplace = nationality = Russian American field =… …

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  • 48Mutiny at Sucro — Sucro   ancient Mediterranean fort   …

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  • 49amorphous — a|mor|phous [ ə mɔrfəs ] adjective FORMAL with no clear shape, design, or structure: an amorphous mass of buildings and highways …

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  • 50block — {{11}}block (n.) solid piece, c.1300, from O.Fr. bloc log, block of wood (13c.), via M.Du. bloc trunk of a tree or O.H.G. bloh, from a common Germanic source, from PIE *bhlugo , from *bhelg a thick plank, beam (see BALK (Cf. balk)). Meaning mould …

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