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- tongue-tie β impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- lens β a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- record β to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.
- film β a thin layer or coating: a film of grease on a plate.
- copy β If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- cinematize β to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- x-ray β Physics. Often, x-rays. a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids and of ionizing gases. such radiation having wavelengths in the range of approximately 0.1β10 nm.
- pass by β go past
- shut out β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- close down β to cease or cause to cease operations
- pass up β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- shut down β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- cut short β to stop abruptly before the end
- dumb β lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- hush-hush β highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- shut up β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- choke off β To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
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- saga β a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- confessions β acknowledgment; avowal; admission: a confession of incompetence.
- letters β a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- mug β a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- positive β admitting of no question: positive proof.
- negative β expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- transparency β Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- snap β to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- blowup β an explosion
- photostat β a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- pic β a movie.
- polaroid β instant photograph
- microfilm β a film bearing a miniature photographic copy of printed or other graphic matter, usually of a document, newspaper or book pages, etc., made for a library, archive, or the like.
- pix β Ecclesiastical. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
- perusal β a reading: a perusal of the current books.
- scan β to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- tab β ht
- survey β to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- view β an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- value judgment β an estimate, usually subjective, of the worth, quality, goodness, evil, etc., of something or someone.
- judgment call β Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.