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  • 21(s)pen- — To draw, stretch, spin. Derivatives include spider, pansy, pendant1, appendix, penthouse, and spontaneous. I. Basic form *spen . 1. Suffixed form *spen wo . a. spider, spin, from …

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  • 22pendency — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of hanging Nouns 1. pendency, dependency, dependence, pendulousness, pendulosity, pensility; droop[ing], sag[ging], suspension, hanging, overhang. 2. pendant, drop, earring, eardrop, lavaliere,… …

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  • 23dangle — verb hang or cause to hang so as to swing freely. Phrases keep someone dangling keep someone in an uncertain position. Derivatives dangler noun dangly adjective Origin C16: symbolic of something loose and pendulous …

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  • 24Pendent — Pend ent, a. [L. pendens, entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. The pendent world. Shak. [1913 Webster] Often their tresses, when… …

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  • 25Pensile — Pen sile, a. [L. pensilis, fr. pendere to hang: cf. OE. pensil. See {Pendant}.] Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. Bacon. [1913 Webster] The long, pensile branches of the birches. W. Howitt. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26bag — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi Date: 13th century 1. a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: as a. purse; especially handbag b. a bag for game c. suitcase 2 …

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  • 27Douglas-fir — This article is about Pseudotsuga. For the North American species, see Pseudotsuga menziesii and Rocky Mountain Douglas fir. For the ship, see Oregon Pine (schooner). Douglas fir Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii in …

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  • 28Wild Hunt — For other uses, see Wild Hunt (disambiguation). The wild hunt: Åsgårdsreien (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo The Wild Hunt is an ancient folk myth prevalent across Northern, Western and Central Europe.[1] The fundamental prem …

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  • 29Laburnum — For the suburb of Melbourne, see Laburnum, Victoria. Indian laburnum is the golden shower tree, a distant relative of the genus Laburnum. Laburnum Common laburnum – flowers …

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  • 30Gongora — Taxobox name = Gongora image width = 250px image caption = Gongora armeniaca regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae subfamilia = Higher Epidendroideae tribus = Maxillarieae subtribus …

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