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  • 61winsomeness — win·some (wĭn’səm) adj. ▸ Charming, often in a childlike or naive way. ╂ [Middle English winsum, from Old English wynsum : from wynn, joy; see wen 1 + sum, characterized by; see SOME(Cf. ↑ some)1.] win’some·ly adv. win’some·ness n …

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  • 62earn your spurs — win/earn/your spurs phrase to do something that proves your ability in a particular activity or situation and gives you a good reputation Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: spur * * * earn your spurs… …

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  • 63Windows — /win dohz/ Trademark. any of several microcomputer operating systems or environments featuring a graphical user interface. * * * Family of software products developed by Microsoft Corp. , mainly for personal computers and workstations, that began …

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  • 64football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …

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  • 65United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 66Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States.       A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… …

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  • 67Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 68golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …

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  • 69performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 70United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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