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  • 41eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something …

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  • 42eye — 1 /aI/ noun (C) BODY PART 1 one of the two parts of the body that people and animals use to see: Annie has blue eyes. | Close your eyes and count to ten. 2 blue eyed/one eyed/bright eyed/wide eyed etc having blue eyes, one eye, bright eyes, eyes… …

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  • 43eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… …

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  • 44Taboo food and drink — This article is about practices and beliefs in relation to various animals as food. For more discussion on religious views, see Unclean animals. Swine are considered treif (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam. Taboo food… …

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  • 45betray — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. play false; divulge, reveal. See information, improbity, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deliver into the hands of an enemy] Syn. play false, break faith (with), inform on, inform against, turn… …

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  • 46fool — 1. noun 1) you ve acted like a complete fool Syn: idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, moron, clod; informal nitwit, halfwit, dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump …

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  • 47hoodwink — verb Jimmy was hoodwinked by his own brother Syn: deceive, trick, dupe, outwit, fool, delude, inveigle, cheat, take in, hoax, mislead, lead on, defraud, double cross, swindle, gull, scam; informal con, bamboozle …

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  • 48shaft — 1. noun 1) the shaft of a golf club Syn: pole, shank, stick, rod, staff; handle, hilt, stem 2) the shaft of a feather Syn: quill; Ornithology rachis 3) shafts of sunlight …

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  • 49trick — 1. noun 1) he s capable of any mean trick their clever little trick cost us $500 Syn: stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, maneuver, contrivance, machination, artifice, wile, dodge; deceit, deception, trickery …

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  • 50lead someone up the garden path — (informal) DECEIVE, mislead, delude, hoodwink, dupe, trick, entrap, beguile, take in, fool, pull the wool over someone s eyes, gull; informal con, pull a fast one on, string along, take for a ride, put one over on. → garden * * * lead someone up… …

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