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  • 61limb — I. /lɪm / (say lim) noun 1. a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing. 2. a large or main branch of a tree. 3. a projecting part or member: the four limbs of a cross. 4. a person or thing regarded …

  • 62feather — [feth′ər] n. [ME fether < OE; akin to Ger feder < IE base * pet , to fall, fly > Gr pteron, wing, piptein, L petere, to fall, Sans pátati, (he) flies] 1. Zool. any of the growths covering the body of a bird or making up a large part of… …

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  • 63nose — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, containing nostrils and used for smelling and breathing. 2 a the sense of smell (dogs have a good nose). b the ability to detect a particular thing (a nose for… …

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  • 64appendage — noun Date: 1647 1. an adjunct to something larger or more important ; appurtenance 2. a usually projecting part of an animal or plant body that is typically smaller and of less functional importance than the main part to which it is attached;… …

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  • 65corona — noun Etymology: Latin, garland, crown, cornice more at crown Date: 1548 1. the projecting part of a classic cornice 2. a. a usually colored circle often seen around and close to a luminous body (as the sun or moon) caused by diffraction produced… …

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  • 66peak — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of pike Date: 1530 1. a pointed or projecting part of a garment; especially the visor of a cap or hat 2. promontory 3. a sharp or pointed end 4. a. (1) the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point …

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  • 67Cape Leeuwin — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse location = On the headland of the cape coordinates = yearbuilt = yearlit = 1895 automated = 1895 yeardeactivated = foundation = construction = Limestone shape = Conical marking = White, round… …

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  • 68ledge — ledgeless, adj. /lej/, n., v., ledged, ledging. n. 1. a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray. 2. a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope. 3. a… …

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  • 69stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.t. 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or… …

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  • 70Shoulder — The shoulder has two main bones: the scapula (the shoulder blade) and the humerus (the long bone of the upper arm). The end of the scapula, called the glenoid, is a socket into which the head of the humerus fits to form a flexible ball and socket …

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