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  • 61turn — /tɜn / (say tern) verb (t) 1. cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move round or partly round, as for the purpose of opening, closing, tightening, etc.: to turn a key. 3. to reverse the… …

  • 62bow out — verb 1. remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved • Syn: ↑chicken out, ↑back off, ↑pull out, ↑back down • Hypernyms: ↑retire, ↑withdraw …

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  • 63Cibotium — noun in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds • Syn: ↑genus Cibotium • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Dicksoniaceae, ↑family Dicksoniaceae …

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  • 64gracelessly — adverb 1. without grace; rigidly they moved woodenly • Syn: ↑ungraciously, ↑ungracefully, ↑woodenly • Ant: ↑gracefully (for: ↑ungracefully), ↑ …

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  • 65take on the chin — {v. phr.} To gracefully accept criticism. * /It s good to be able to tell people what they do wrong, but it is equally important to be able to take it on the chin when they tell you what you have done wrong./ …

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  • 66take on the chin — {v. phr.} To gracefully accept criticism. * /It s good to be able to tell people what they do wrong, but it is equally important to be able to take it on the chin when they tell you what you have done wrong./ …

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  • 67Adagio — A*da gio, a. & adv. [It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio convenience, leisure, ease. See {Agio}.] (Mus.) Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 68bristlegrass — ristlegrass n. grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet. Syn: bristle grass. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 69Courtly — Court ly, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. [1913 Webster] They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden [1913 Webster] …

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  • 70Easily — Eas i*ly, adv. [From {Easy}.] 1. With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. [1913 Webster] 2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and… …

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