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  • 31hammer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. strike, beat, drum, pound, ram. n. mallet, gavel, sledge. See impulse, repetition, instrumentality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. maul, mallet, mace, club, gavel, sledge, peen, rammer, ram, flatter, nailer* …

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  • 32pound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. beat, thump, drum, bruise, tenderize; crush, pulverize. See powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Measure of weight] Syn. sixteen ounces, Troy pound, avoirdupois pound, commercial pound, pint; see also… …

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  • 33oppose — v 1. confront, face, encounter; resist, defy, withstand, repulse, repel, Archaic. reluct, recalcitrate; counteract, contravene, neutralize, cancel, militate against, countervail. 2. attack, assault, assail, collide with, clash with, combat,… …

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  • 34pelt — I [[t]pɛlt[/t]] v. t. 1) to attack with repeated blows or with missiles 2) to throw (missiles) 3) to assail vigorously with words, questions, etc 4) to beat or rush against with repeated forceful blows 5) to beat or pound unrelentingly 6) to… …

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  • 35pelt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from pelett animal skin, from Anglo French pelette more at peltry Date: 15th century 1. a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur 2. a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning II. transitive …

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  • 36buffet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. beat, slap; pelt. n. slap, stroke, blow. See impulse. II n. sideboard, cupboard, cabinet; refreshments, smorgasbord; counter. See receptacle, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cupboard or table] Syn …

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  • 37baste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sew, tack; moisten; beat, thrash, cudgel. See production, attack. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To sew temporarily] Syn. stitch, catch, tack; see sew . 2. [To moisten cooking meat with fat or liquid] Syn …

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  • 38smash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shatter, crush; hit, strike; ruin, destroy, disintegrate. See destruction, success. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crash, breakup, breaking; see blow 1 . v. Syn. crack, shatter, crush, burst, shiver,… …

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  • 39thresh — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To free grain or seed from hulls] Syn. flail, tread, separate, winnow, sift, thrash, beat, garner; see also beat 2 . 2. [To chastise] Syn. trounce, whip, hit; see beat 2 , punish . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. beat,… …

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  • 40Greyhawk — This article is about the role playing game setting. For other uses, see Greyhawk (disambiguation). Greyhawk Designer(s) Gary Gygax Publisher(s) TSR, Inc. Wizards of the Coast Publication date …

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