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  • 51point — 1 /pOInt/ noun 1 IDEA (C) a single fact, idea, or opinion that is part of an argument or discussion: There was one point on which everyone agreed. | She had brought a list of points for discussion. | One important point must be borne in mind. |… …

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  • 52Compass — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Compass est le mot anglais pour boussole et également compas. Le nom Compass peut faire référence à : Compass Group, une multinationale britannique… …

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  • 53point — [pɔɪnt] noun 1》 the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.     ↘Archaeology a pointed flake or blade.     ↘Ballet another term for pointe.     ↘Boxing the tip of a person s chin as a spot for a blow.     ↘the prong of a deer s… …

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  • 54compass point — noun Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16 or 32 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy. Syn: point of the compass …

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  • 55Compass Point (David Allan Coe album) — Infobox Album Name = Compass Point Type = studio Artist = David Allan Coe Released = October 1979 Recorded = 1979 at Compas Point Studio in Nassau, Bahamas Genre = Country Length = 28:50 Label = Columbia Producer = Billy Sherrill, Ron Bledsoe… …

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  • 56point — n 1. tip, nib, tapered end, sharp end, extremity; tine, prong, spike, pike; pinnacle, needle, peak, pointed top; Naut. bill, Naut. pea. 2. projection, promontory, head, foreland, headland, bluff, Archaic. ness; spit, tongue, cape, isthmus,… …

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  • 57compass — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ digital, magnetic VERB + COMPASS ▪ use ▪ check COMPASS + VERB ▪ show sth …

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  • 58compass plant — noun 1. North American annual with red or rose colored flowers • Syn: ↑prairie bird s foot trefoil, ↑prairie lotus, ↑prairie trefoil, ↑Lotus americanus • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex 2 …

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  • 59compass — {{11}}compass (n.) c.1300, space, area, extent, circumference, from O.Fr. compas circle, radius, pair of compasses (12c.), from compasser to go around, measure, divide equally, from V.L. *compassare to pace out (Cf. It. compassare, Sp. compasar) …

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  • 60compass — noun 1 (C) an instrument that shows directions: a map and compass | compass point (=one of the 32 marks on a compass that shows you the exact direction) 2 (C) an instrument that you use to draw circles or measure distances on maps 3 (U) formal… …

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