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Vistula
Vistula , Pol. Wisła, longest river and principal waterway of Poland, c.665 mi (1,070 km) long. It rises in the West Beskid range of the Carpathians, S Poland, and flows NE past Kraków, NW past Warsaw and Toruń, and N past Grudziądz and Tczew to the Gulf of Danzig on the... Read more |
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pastry
pastry general name for baked articles of food made of paste or having paste as a necessary ingredient. The name is also used for the paste itself. The essential elements of paste are flour, liquid (usually milk or water, sometimes beaten egg), and shortening. The making of pastry was known to the... Read more |
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Dnieper
Dnieper , Rus. Dnepr, Ukr. Dnipro, river, c.1,430 mi (2,300 km) long, in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. One of the longest rivers in Europe, it rises in the Valdai Hills, W of Moscow. It flows generally S past Smolensk, through Belarus, past Mogilev, then through Ukraine, past Kiev, Cherkasy,... Read more |
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Phylogeny
Phylogeny Phylogeny is the inferred evolutionary history of a group of organisms (including microorganisms ). Paleontologists are interested in understanding life through time, not just at one time in the past or present, but over long periods of past time. Before they can attempt to reconstruct... Read more |
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transfer functions in palaeoclimatology
transfer functions in palaeoclimatology Transfer functions are frequently employed in Quaternary palaeoclimatology because they provide an important method of reconstructing past climatic conditions. Transfer function equations are derived by using multivariate statistical techniques to define the... Read more |
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Merrimack
Merrimack river, c.110 mi (180 km) long, formed at Franklin, S central N.H., by the junction of the Pemigewasset (rising in the White Mts.) and Winnipesaukee rivers. It flows S past Concord and Manchester into NE Mass., where it flows NE past Lowell and Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean at... Read more |
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Fashion jewelry
Costume Jewelry Adornments for the body that are made of precious metals and stones are called jewelry, and jewelry is given the name costume jewelry when it is not made from precious materials. Costume jewelry provides an inexpensive way to add glamour and sparkle to fashion because it is usually... Read more |
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Literary History of the United States
Literary History of the United States, cooperative “redefinition of our literary past” from the vantage point of the mid‐20th century, issued in three volumes (1948) under the editorship of Robert E. Spiller, Willard Thorp, Thomas H. Johnson, and Henry Seidel Canby,... Read more |
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blast
blast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast...mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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blast from the past, a
blast from the past, a something powerfully nostalgic, especially an old pop song. |
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blow
blow1 / blō/ • v. (past blew / bloō/ ; past part. blown / blōn/ ) 1...displace violently or send flying: the blast had blown the windows out of the...an act of sending an air or oxygen blast through molten metal in a converter... |
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break
break / brāk/ • v. (past broke / brōk/ ; past part. brok·en / ˈbrōkən...windows in the street were broken by the blast. ∎ [tr.] (of a person or...state of affairs: a break with the past. ∎ a change in the weather... |
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cast
cast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...counterblast • mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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counterblast
counterblast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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downcast
downcast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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fast
fast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...counterblast • mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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outcaste
outcaste •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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steadfast
steadfast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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shoot
...a bullet in, pick off, bag, fell, kill; informal pot, blast, pump full of lead, plug. 2. they shot at the enemy synonyms...fire, launch, loose off, let fly, emit. 4. a car shot past synonyms: race, speed, flash, dash, dart, rush, hurtle... |
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Blast detectives.
...Beggs said. By responding to a past event and examining the blast site, students learn how to prevent more of these types of blasts in the future, he said. Beggs said a blast site provides such information...clues about what caused the blast ... |
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Blast tops first-place KiXX for second night in a row: Team uses goals from 7...
...PHILADELPHIA -- If the Blast totally rebounds from a slump...strong finishing kick. The Blast completed the sweep last night...and with four victories in its past five games. Philadelphia...Wakefield said. "We're a little past midway through, and guys ... |
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Blast beaten; Neto scoreless in return.
...Kent Baker Jan. 28--The Blast's drive toward a playoff berth...number of narrow misses by the Blast to score an important 10-6 victory, its eighth in the past 11 games. The result left the...shifts, but did not score as the Blast's two-game winning streak... |
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Blast Injury
...reviewed the pathophysiology of blast-related injuries and their...and nonsurgical management of blast injury that is useful for civilian...Points: 1. The potential for a blast event is not isolated to combat...enforcement. 1 Blast data from ... |
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Blast Detectives
...Beggs said. By responding to a past event and examining the blast site, students learn how to prevent more of these types of blasts in the future, he said. Beggs said a blast site provides such information...clues about what caused the blast ... |
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Blast rocket their way to NSA tournament crown.(Neighbor)
Bloomingdale Blast: The Under- 16 Black team...place June 22 to 24. The Blast earned an automatic bid to...30 in Jupiter, Fla. The Blast combined timely hitting...tournament victory in the past three weeks. The first tournament... |
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RESEARCH EXAMINES BLAST IMPACT ON HUMAN BRAIN
...when it's exposed to a blast, but with no direct...Defense Department's Blast Injury Research Program...waves associated with blasts on the human body, Leggieri said. For the past 18 years the Army Medical...occupational exposures to blasts ... |
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ABS Blast to Exhibit Abrasive Blast Room Technology at Wind Power Conference.
...May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ABS Blast, a world wide leader in abrasive...absblast.com/press. In the past year ABS has designed, developed...Inc. contracted with ABS Blast to build two systems to meet...wind energy market, chose ABS Blast over all other ... |
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Company blasts rock for bridge project
...accurate than those in the past. "There's always a safety...The process begins with a blast design that determines the...helps direct the energy of the blast. "That locks it in tight...that creates a series of small blasts in sequence just a few ... |
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Primary Blast Injury: An Intact Tympanic Membrane Does Not Indicate the Lack...
...viewed as an indicator of primary blast injury. A primary blast injury occurs due overpressure...membrane as an indicator of a primary blast injury missed a range of up to...the rise of terrorism over the past 50 years, it is becoming an issue... |