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  • 11Course of the Rogue River (Oregon) — This article is about the course of the river in Southern Oregon. For the river in Polk County, Oregon, see Rogue River (South Yamhill River). Coordinates: 42°25′21″N 124°25′45″W /  …

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  • 12zigzag — Synonyms and related words: L, V shaped, Y shaped, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, aberrative, akimbo, alternate, angle, angle off, angular, apex, avoidance, avoiding reaction, back and fill, battledore and shuttlecock, bend, bendy, bent, bias,… …

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  • 13tack´er — tack1 «tak», noun, verb. –n. 1. a short, sharp pointed nail or pin with a flat, broad head: »We bought some carpet tacks. 2. a long, loose stitch used as a temporary fastening before final sewing. 3. any very slight, loose fastening: »hanging by… …

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  • 14slalom — /slah leuhm, lohm/, n. 1. Skiing. a downhill race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates. Cf. giant slalom. 2. any winding or zigzag course marked by obstacles or barriers, as one in which automobiles are tested for… …

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  • 15tack — I. /tæk / (say tak) noun 1. a short, sharp pointed nail or pin, usually with a flat and comparatively large head. 2. a stitch, especially a long stitch used in fastening seams, etc., preparatory to a more thorough sewing. 3. a fastening,… …

  • 16tack — tack1 tacker, n. tackless, adj. /tak/, n. 1. a short, sharp pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head. 2. Naut. a. a rope for extending the lower forward corner of a course. b. the lower forward corner of a course or fore and aft sail. See… …

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  • 17tack — I [[t]tæk[/t]] n. 1) bui a short, sharp pointed nail, usu. with a broad, flat head 2) a course of action, esp. one differing from some preceding or other course: took the wrong tack[/ex] 3) a) naut. navig. the heading of a sailing vessel, when… …

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  • 18tack — [tak] n. [ME takke < MDu tacke, twig, point, akin to Ger zacke < ? IE base * dek , to tear > TAIL1] 1. a short nail or pin, with a narrow shaft that is not tapered and a relatively large, flat head 2. a) the act of fastening, esp. in a… …

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  • 19slalom — sla•lom [[t]ˈslɑ ləm, loʊm[/t]] n. 1) spo a downhill ski race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates 2) cvb any winding or zigzag course marked by obstacles or barriers 3) cvb spo to ski in or as if in a slalom 4) cvb to move… …

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  • 20slalom — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Norwegian slalåm, literally, sloping track Date: 1921 1. skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (as flags) 2. a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding… …

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