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documentary records.

or involving a single casting. early 20th century: from

We have also undertaken or commissioned

inertia selling n. [mass noun] BRITISH the sending of unsolicited goods to potential customers in the hope of making a sale.

Avogadro's constant (also Avogadro's number) n. [CHEMISTRY] the number of atoms or molecules in one mole of a substance, equal to 6.023 × 1023. Avogadro's law (also Avogadro's hypothesis) n. [CHEMISTRY] a law stating that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.

n. [mass noun] chiefly MEDICINE abnormal alignment of the eyes; the

strabismic adj. late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek strabismos, from

ablaze adj. [predic.] burning fiercely: his clothes were ablaze | [as complement] farm buildings were set ablaze. very brightly coloured or lighted: New England is ablaze with color in autumn | FIGURATIVE his eyes were ablaze with anger.

eggnog (BRITISH also egg flip) n. [mass noun] a drink consisting of rum, brandy, or other alcohol mixed with beaten egg, milk, and sugar.

not by a long chalk BRITISH by no means; not at all:

by a long chalk BRITISH by far.

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the smoke towards the ceiling. [with obj.] give off (vapour or

Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1982

fuckhead n. VULGAR SLANG a stupid or contemptible person (often used as a general term of abuse).

Aussie (also Ozzie) n. & adj. informal term for AUSTRALIA or AUSTRALIAN.

cowcatcher n. NORTH AMERICAN a metal frame at the front of a locomotive for pushing aside cattle or other obstacles on the line.

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Maradona Diego (Armando) (b.1960), Argentinian footballer. He captained the Argentina team that won the World Cup in 1986, arousing controversy when his apparent handball scored a goal in the quarter-final match against England.

Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence

bête noire French n. (pl. bêtes noires pronunc. same) a person or thing that one particularly dislikes. French, literally 'black beast'.

diluvian adj. another term for DILUVIAL.

pedagogue n. FORMAL or HUMOROUS a teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one. late Middle English: via Latin from Greek paidag?gos, denoting a slave who accompanied a child to school (from pais, paid- 'boy' + ag?gos 'guide').

triceratops n. a large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur living at the end of the Cretaceous period, having a massive head with two large horns, a smaller horn on the beaked snout, and a bony frill above the neck. Genus Triceratops, infraorder Ceratopsia, order Ornithischia. modern Latin, from Greek trikeratos 'three-horned' + ?ps 'face'.