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61pound — I UK [paʊnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms pound : singular pound plural pounds *** 1) a) economics a unit of money used in the UK and several other countries. Its symbol is £. b) a coin or banknote worth one pound 2) a unit for measuring… …
62poi — Poi, ai; kāpiki (inferior). See pounder and saying, welcome. ♦ Thin poi, ai kakale. ♦ Lumpy poi, ai pu upu u (fig., unsociable); ai hakuhaku (due to mixing). ♦ Fresh poi, ai hou; aka akai (bulrush, so called because fresh poi was not… …
63pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… …
64throbbing — I noun 1. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (Freq. 1) he felt a throbbing in his head • Syn: ↑throb, ↑pounding • Derivationally related forms: ↑pound ( …
65pes|tle — «PEHS uhl, tuhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. a tool, usually club shaped, for pounding or crushing something into a powder in a mortar. 2. any one of various mechanical appliances for pounding, stamping, or pressing, such as a vertically… …
66pound away at — {v. phr.} 1. To attack; criticize. * /In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy./ 2. To work industriously. * /Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and… …
67pound away at — {v. phr.} 1. To attack; criticize. * /In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy./ 2. To work industriously. * /Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and… …
68knock — I. verb Etymology: Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to strike something with a sharp blow 2. to collide with something 3. a. bustle …
69pestle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pestel, from Anglo French, from Latin pistillum, from pinsere to pound, crush; akin to Greek ptissein to crush, Sanskrit pinaṣṭi he pounds Date: 14th century 1. a usually club shaped implement for pounding or… …
70pound — I. noun (plural pounds; also pound) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, from ablative of pondus weight more at pendant Date: before 12th century 1. any of various units of mass and weight; specifically a unit …
