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agonist
any muscle that is opposed in action by another muscle -
arched truss
a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes. -
block booking
the making of bookings for a number of people, or e.g. purchasing a number of seats in a theatre, concert hall, etc at the same time -
casual contact
the level of contact at which a person is not subject to contracting a communicable disease from another, especially nonsexual contact with a person infected with a venereal disease. -
clink
If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound. -
contracture
a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened (contracted), most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension