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1footpad — /foot pad /, n., v., footpadded, footpadding. n. 1. a highwayman or robber who goes on foot. v.i. 2. to proceed stealthily on foot. [1675 85; FOOT + PAD2] * * * …
2hedge — I. n. Fence (of bushes or shrubs), hedge fence. II. v. a. 1. Enclose with a hedge. 2. Obstruct, hinder, encumber, hem in, surround. 3. Fortify, guard, protect. III. v. n. Hide, skulk, disappear, take refuge in a hiding place, evade, dodge,… …
3stalk — stalk1 stalklike, adj. /stawk/, n. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant. 2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule. 3. a similar structural part of an… …
4stalk — I [[t]stɔk[/t]] n. 1) bot the stem or main axis of a plant 2) bot any slender supporting part of a plant, as a petiole or peduncle 3) zool. a similar structural part of an animal 4) a stem, shaft, or slender supporting part of anything •… …
5stalk — I. /stɔk / (say stawk) noun 1. the stem or main axis of a plant. 2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule. 3. a similar structural part of an animal. 4 …
6United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
7Overland Campaign — Part of the American Civil War Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee , respectively, opposing commanders in the Overland …
8USS Adela (1862) — was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Planning, in England, to run the Union Blockade In the spring of… …
9Wani (dragon) — Wani 鰐 was a dragon or sea monster in Japanese mythology. Since it is written the kanji (from Chinese e 鰐 or crocodile; alligator ) wani is translated as crocodile , or sometimes shark (from wanizame 鰐鮫 shark ). Wani first occurs in two ancient… …
10Chattanooga Campaign — Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Braxton Bragg, commanding generals of the Chattanooga Campaign …
