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  • 31bolt — I. n. 1. Arrow, dart, shaft, missile. 2. Thunderbolt, stroke of lightning. 3. Metal pin or fastening. 4. Sieve. II. v. a. 1. Fasten with a bolt or bolts. 2. Swallow ( …

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  • 32Cribble — Crib ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cribbling} ( bl?ng).] [Cf. F. cribler.] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Cribbled — Cribble Crib ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cribbling} ( bl?ng).] [Cf. F. cribler.] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Cribbling — Cribble Crib ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cribbling} ( bl?ng).] [Cf. F. cribler.] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35siftan — wv/t1b to sift, pass through a sieve …

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  • 36sieved — sɪv n. device of wire mesh or perforated metal (used for straining, sifting, etc.) v. pass through a sieve …

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  • 37sieves — sɪv n. device of wire mesh or perforated metal (used for straining, sifting, etc.) v. pass through a sieve …

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  • 38bolt — bolt1 noun 1》 a long pin with a head that screws into a nut, used to fasten things together.     ↘a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.     ↘the sliding piece of the breech mechanism of a rifle. 2》 a short, heavy arrow shot… …

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  • 39angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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  • 40petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …

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