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  • 1thin — 1 /TIn/ comparative thinner superlative thickest adjective 1 NOT THICK having a very small distance or a smaller distance than usual between two sides or two flat surfaces: a thin nylon rope | She s only wearing a thin summer jacket. | two thin… …

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  • 2Thin client — A thin client (sometimes also called a lean or slim client) is a client computer or client software in client server architecture networks which depends primarily on the central server for processing activities, and mainly focuses on conveying… …

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  • 3peak — I. n. 1. Point. 2. Top (of a mountain), summit, crest, crown, pinnacle, pico. II. v. n. Grow thin or lean, become emaciated, dwindle …

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  • 4haggard — haggard, worn, careworn, pinched, wasted, cadaverous are comparable when they mean thin and drawn by or as if by worry, fatigue, hunger, or illness. Haggard may imply a wild frightening appearance (as of a person driven distraught by fear,… …

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  • 5Sweep (book series) — Sweep   Author(s) Cate Tiernan Country USA …

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  • 6Ischemia — Vascular ischemia of the toes with characteristic cyanosis. In medicine, ischemia (from Greek ισχαιμία, ischaimía; isch root denoting a restriction or thinning or to make or grow thin/lean, haema blood) is a restriction in blood supply, generally …

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  • 7performing 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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  • 8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 9meat processing — Introduction       preparation of meat for human consumption.       Meat is the common term used to describe the edible portion of animal tissues and any processed or manufactured products prepared from these tissues. Meats are often classified… …

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  • 10endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …

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