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  • 51Wuxi — /wyuu shue /, n. Pinyin. a city in S Jiangsu province, in E China. 900,000. Also, Wuhsi; Older Spelling, Wusih. * * * ▪ China Wade Giles romanization  Wu hsi        city, southern Jiangsu (Kiangsu) sheng (province), eastern China. It is situated… …

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  • 52Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 54dizzy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. giddy, light headed; slang, silly, mixed up, flighty. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a whirling or spinning sensation] Syn. confused, lightheaded, giddy, bemused, staggering,… …

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  • 55giddy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frivolous, irresponsible; dizzy, flighty, capricious. See insanity, folly. Ant., serious, staid. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fickle] Syn. unsettled, capricious, inconstant; see changeable 1 . 2.… …

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  • 56reel — reel1 [ri:l] v 1.) to be confused or shocked by a situation ▪ Norman s brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm. reel from ▪ The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat. 2.) [i]also reel back to step backwards suddenly …

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  • 57reel — 1 noun (C) 1 a) BrE a round object onto which thread, wire, fishing line, cinema film etc can be wound: a cotton reel compare bobbin b) the amount that one of these objects will hold: Have you got another reel of film? 2 one of the parts of a… …

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  • 58reel — I UK [riːl] / US [rɪl] noun [countable] Word forms reel : singular reel plural reels 1) the part of a fishing rod that you turn to make the line longer or shorter 2) an object shaped like a wheel that you put string, thread, wire, or film around… …

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  • 59Filature — Fil a*ture (?; 135), n. [LL. filatura, fr. filare to spin: cf. F. filature. See {Filatory}.] 1. A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons. Ure. [1913 Webster] 2. A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an… …

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  • 60Stagger — Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other… …

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