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  • 111bit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrap, mite; slice, piece; tool, drill; curb; informal, routine. See part, littleness, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small quantity] Syn. piece, fragment, crumb, dot, particle, jot, trifle,… …

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  • 112tidbit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. morsel, bite, snack; goody, treat, bonbon; gem, pearl, jewel; news, information, juicy bit. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. morsel, mouthful, bite; see bit 1 , delicacy 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 113Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy …

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  • 114gob — a mouthful, lump, late 14c., probably from O.Fr. gobe mouthful, lump, related to gober gulp, swallow down, probably from Gaulish *gobbo (Cf. Ir. gob mouth, Gael. gob beak ). This Celtic source also seems to be root of gob mouth (mid 16c.), which… …

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  • 115gulp — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …

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  • 116gulped — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …

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  • 117gulping — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …

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  • 118gulps — gÊŒlp n. act of gulping; large swallow, large mouthful v. take a large mouthful, swallow a large amount, eat or drink rapidly; gasp, choke; suppress, hold back, choke back …

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  • 119say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye …

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  • 120several — adj 1. some, a few, a sprinkling of, a handful of, a fistful of, a mouthful of, a pocketful of; not a few, a number of, Inf. quite a few. 2. separate, distinct, discrete; single, sole, lone, solitary; different, divergent, diverging, disparate,… …

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