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• lurch — lurch·er; lurch·ing·ly; lurch; …   English syllables

• lurch — I [[t]lɜrtʃ[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of swaying abruptly 2) a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship 3) an awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait 4) (of a ship) to roll or pitch suddenly 5) to stagger or sway • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• lurchingly — lurch·ing·ly …   English syllables

• er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

• scend — n. & v. Naut. n. 1 the impulse given by a wave or waves (scend of the sea). 2 a plunge of a vessel. v.intr. (of a vessel) plunge or pitch owing to the impulse of a wave. Etymology: alt. f. SEND or DESCEND * * * verb rise or heave upward under the …   Useful english dictionary

• Chinese language — Unless otherwise specified, Chinese texts in this article are written in (Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese; Pinyin) format. In cases where Simplified and Traditional Chinese scripts are identical, the Chinese term is written once. Chinese… …   Wikipedia

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• Phrasal verb — A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition, any of which are part of the syntax of the sentence, and so are a complete semantic unit. Sentences, however, may… …   Wikipedia

• Zoom schwartz profigliano — or Figliano is a verbal tag game that has many variations. One player at a time is active ( it ). The active player states a command from a predefined set of words, which typically include zoom, schwartz, and profigliano. The command shifts… …   Wikipedia

• 'lunge — lunge1 «luhnj», noun, verb, lunged, lung|ing. –n. 1. any sudden forward movement; plunge; lurch: »At no time shall I be surprised to see a sudden lunge forward on that front (H. G. Wells) …   Useful english dictionary