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101domineer — verb his mother had always sought out men she could domineer Syn: browbeat, bully, intimidate, push around/about, order about/around, lord it over; dictate to, be overbearing, have under one s thumb, rule with a rod of iron; informal boss… …
102order about — [v] dominate boss, bully, call the shots*, command, control, dictate, direct, influence, keep under one’s thumb*, manage, master, run the show*; concepts 94,117,298 …
103rule — [n1] standard, principle of behavior aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, brocard, canon, chapter and verse*, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, decree, decretion, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome,… …
104Westinghouse Air Brake Company — cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org work = Contact Us publisher = date = September 11, 2008 url = http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/ format = doi = accessdate =2008 10 03 ] The air brake was invented …
105Burn bag — [ thumb|right|200pix|US Fish and Wildlife Service employees putting protective gear into a burn bag for disposal.] A burn bag is the informal name given to a container (usually a paper bag or some other waste receptacle) that holds sensitive or… …
106Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… …
107Golden plates — In Latter Day Saint theology, the golden plates (also called the gold plates or in some 19th century literature, the golden Bible ) [Use of the terms golden bible and gold Bible by both believers and non believers dates from the late 1820s. See,… …
108Manual transmission — Transmission types Manual Sequential manual Non synchronous Preselector Automatic Manumatic Semi automatic Electrohydraulic …
109Daniel Lambert — For other people named Daniel Lambert, see Daniel Lambert (disambiguation). Daniel Lambert by Benjamin Marshall, c. 1806 Daniel Lambert (13 March 1770 – 21 June 1809) was a gaol keeper[n …
110List of gestures — Further information: Gesture People often use gestures during heated or tense arguments, such as at this political demonstration. Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actio …
