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Catch-22
CATCH-22 CATCH-22, a 1961 best-selling novel by Joseph Heller (1923–1999), set on a U.S. Air Force base in the Mediterranean during World War II. A work of comic genius, Catch-22 represented not just a satire of life in the military but also a serious protest ag... Read more |
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round
round in music, a perpetual canon on a tune that returns to its beginning in which all the voices enter at the unison or the octave. An example is Sumer Is Icumen In . Rounds were popular in 17th-century England when the catch reached its height. The catch was originally just a simple round,... Read more |
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Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller 1923-99, American writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Heller is best known for his first novel, Catch-22 (1961). Set in World War II, it is a darkly humorous commentary on the illogic of war and bureaucracy. The title, which refers to an inescapable double bind, has entered the language.... Read more |
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Mousetrap
Mousetrap Scientists describe the mousetrap as a device that is "irreducibly complex." The mousetrap cannot be made more simply and still function, and, at the same time, it is so simple and does its job so well that it gives the illusion of being a profound achievement. "To... Read more |
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kedge
kedge, a small ship's anchor formerly carried on board to warp a ship from one berth to another or to haul it off into deeper water after grounding; also the name by which the spare anchor normally carried in yachts is known.The original name was cagger, an early derivation from catch (i.e. to... Read more |
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Risk assessment
Risk analysis Risk is the chance that something undesirable will happen. Everyone faces personal risks daily; we all have a chance of being struck by a car or by lightning or of catching a cold. None of these are certain to happen today, but they all can and do happen occasionally, some more... Read more |
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waxbill
waxbill common name for small, brightly colored weaver finches of the Estrildini tribe of the family Estrildidae. Most are African with the exception of two S Asian species of avadavats, and one Australian species ( Estrilda temporalis ), which may not properly belong in this group. Considerable... Read more |
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leeway
leeway, the distance a ship is set down to leeward of its course by the action of wind or tide. A vessel can make a lot of leeway if a strong cross tide is running or if its keel is not long enough or deep enough to hold it up to the wind. The word also has a colloquial meaning as having fallen... Read more |
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Rosie the Riveter
ROSIE THE RIVETER "Rosie the Riveter" was the title of a song written in 1942, during World War II (1939–1945). The song quickly became a popular hit, and more importantly became the catch phrase that represented all women working in war-related industries. The image of a woman war worker... Read more |
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