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transplantation |
Noun
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an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) |
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transplanting |
Noun
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the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location |
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troop movement |
Noun
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movement of military units to a new location |
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tacking |
Noun
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the act of changing tack, typically on a sailboat |
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tacking |
Noun
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a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
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turnabout |
Noun
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turning in the opposite direction |
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turnabout |
Noun
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a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
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turnaround |
Noun
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turning in the opposite direction |
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turnaround |
Noun
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act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip |
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turnaround |
Noun
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an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around |
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turnaround |
Noun
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a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
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turnaround |
Noun
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time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip |
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twiddle |
Noun
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a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns |
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twiddle |
Verb
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manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner |
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twiddle |
Verb
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turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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thrusting |
Noun
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a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
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tilt |
Noun
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pitching dangerously to one side |
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tilt |
Noun
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
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tilt |
Noun
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a slight but noticeable partiality |
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tilt |
Noun
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a contentious speech act |
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tilt |
Noun
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a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances |
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tilt |
Verb
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charge with a tilt |
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tilt |
Verb
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heel over |
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tilt |
Verb
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move sideways or in an unsteady way |
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tilt |
Verb
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to incline or bend from a vertical position |
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twirl |
Noun
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the act of rotating rapidly |
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twirl |
Noun
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a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
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twirl |
Verb
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cause to spin |
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twirl |
Verb
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turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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turnover |
Noun
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the act of upsetting something |
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turnover |
Noun
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the volume measured in dollars |
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turnover |
Noun
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a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling |
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turnover |
Noun
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the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers |
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tweak |
Noun
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a squeeze with the fingers |
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tweak |
Verb
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adjust finely |
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tweak |
Verb
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pull or pull out sharply |
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tweak |
Verb
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pinch or squeeze sharply |
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thinning |
Noun
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the act of diluting something |
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tetanus |
Noun
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a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses |
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tetanus |
Noun
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an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds |
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truncation |
Noun
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the act of cutting short |
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truncation |
Noun
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the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces) |
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truncation |
Noun
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the property of being truncated or short |
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tax cut |
Noun
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the act of reducing taxation |
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tension |
Noun
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the action of stretching something tight |
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tension |
Noun
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in physics, a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body |
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tension |
Noun
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feelings of hostility that are not manifest |
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tension |
Noun
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a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies, especially in art or literature |
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tension |
Noun
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in psychology, a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
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tension |
Noun
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the physical condition of being stretched or strained |