JohnnyB
June 2nd, 2010, 03:36 AM
Dixons,
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JohnnyB
(using DIXOBASE)
1. short-tempered
2. [Scots] worn; worn out
3. A Romanian soft cheese.
4. A minute amount; a jot.
5. a small dart. (var. _flet_ q.v.)
6. A bell tied around the neck of a goat.
7. a large jib that overlaps the mainsail.
8. [Obs.] to beat heated metal on an anvil.
9. to become `sleepy,' as an over-ripe pear
10. a belvedere; a lookout-point [Russ., view, aspect]
11. a small tumour; a swelling, esp. of a hair follicle.
12. in pipe fitting, the rotating part of a union joint.
13. a malicious rumor, especially about a family member (Malay).
14. a nodule on a tree trunk, either from disease or damage.* [Bot.]
15. A dance form that adds element of classical ballet to street dance.
16. [Heraldry] a small teardrop shaped spot positioned on the field of an
escutcheon.
17. In handweaving, a mistake in which a weft thread passes over too many
warp threads.
18. [News sl.] an inadvertent deletion in an article as the result of an
editorial error.
19. a rubberized bladder used by various air forces for holding fuel at
temporary locations, usually small airstrips.
20. A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages,
surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants
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definition that was submitted by a dictionary
Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
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JohnnyB
(using DIXOBASE)
1. short-tempered
2. [Scots] worn; worn out
3. A Romanian soft cheese.
4. A minute amount; a jot.
5. a small dart. (var. _flet_ q.v.)
6. A bell tied around the neck of a goat.
7. a large jib that overlaps the mainsail.
8. [Obs.] to beat heated metal on an anvil.
9. to become `sleepy,' as an over-ripe pear
10. a belvedere; a lookout-point [Russ., view, aspect]
11. a small tumour; a swelling, esp. of a hair follicle.
12. in pipe fitting, the rotating part of a union joint.
13. a malicious rumor, especially about a family member (Malay).
14. a nodule on a tree trunk, either from disease or damage.* [Bot.]
15. A dance form that adds element of classical ballet to street dance.
16. [Heraldry] a small teardrop shaped spot positioned on the field of an
escutcheon.
17. In handweaving, a mistake in which a weft thread passes over too many
warp threads.
18. [News sl.] an inadvertent deletion in an article as the result of an
editorial error.
19. a rubberized bladder used by various air forces for holding fuel at
temporary locations, usually small airstrips.
20. A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages,
surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants