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101Races and creatures in His Dark Materials — This is a list of fictional races and creatures in the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. Contents 1 Armoured Bears (panserbjørne) 1.1 Description 1.2 Society 1.3 …
102detach — detachable, adj. detachability, n. detachably, adv. detacher, n. /di tach /, v.t. 1. to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite. 2. Mil. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission. [1470 80; < MF détacher …
103disengage — disengagedness /dis en gay jid nis, gayjd /, n. /dis en gayj /, v., disengaged, disengaging. v.t. 1. to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch. 2. to free (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, obligation,… …
104loosen — loosener, n. /looh seuhn/, v.t. 1. to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter. 2. to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one s grasp. 3. to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth. 4. to let loose or set free from bonds,… …
105resolve — resolver, n. /ri zolv /, v., resolved, resolving, n. v.t. 1. to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full. 2. to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break… …
106un- — 1 a prefix meaning not, freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard of; un get at able),… …
107unbend — unbendable, adj. /un bend /, v., unbent or (Archaic) unbended, unbending. v.t. 1. to straighten from a bent form or position. 2. to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one s mind. 3. to release from… …
108unbind — /un buynd /, v.t., unbound, unbinding. 1. to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free. 2. to unfasten or loose, as a bond or tie. [bef. 950; ME unbinden, OE unbindan; c. G entbinden. See UN 2, BIND] * * * …
109unbolt — /un bohlt /, v.t. 1. to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten. 2. to release, as by the removal of threaded bolts: He unscrewed the nuts and unbolted the inspection cover. v.i. 3. to become unbolted or… …
110unbuckle — /un buk euhl/, v., unbuckled, unbuckling. v.i. 1. to unfasten the buckle or buckles of. v.i. 2. to undo a buckle. [1350 1400; ME unboclen. See UN 2, BUCKLE] * * * …
