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  • 51quick — 1 /kwIk/ adjective 1 SHORT TIME continuing or existing for only a short time: I just have to make a quick phone call. | John had a quick meal and then went out again. | That was quick! I thought you d be another hour. 2 FAST moving or happening… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52Quick grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …

  • 55Cut scene — A cut scene is a sequence in a video game over which the player has little or no control, often breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot, present character development, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue and… …

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  • 56quick — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, able, aboveground, abrupt, acquiescent, acute, adept, adroit, agile, agog, agreeable, alacritous, alert, alive, alive and kicking, all agog, amain, amenable, among the living, animate, animated, anxious,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 57The Hurt Locker — Hurt Locker redirects here. For the song by American Rapper Xzibit, see Hurt Locker (song). The Hurt Locker …

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  • 58quick — adjective 1》 moving fast or doing something in a short time.     ↘lasting a short time.     ↘prompt. 2》 intelligent.     ↘(of one s eye or ear) alert. 3》 (of a person s temper) easily roused. noun 1》 (the quick) the tender flesh below the growing …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 59The Exorcist (film) — Infobox Film name = The Exorcist caption = Theatrical release poster director = William Friedkin producer = William Peter Blatty Noel Marshall writer = William Peter Blatty starring = Ellen Burstyn Linda Blair Max von Sydow Jason Miller and… …

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  • 60THE EVENTS — introduction European Jewry in the Early 1930s Germany in the Early 1930s the expansion of the reich …

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