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wave power wave power means the use of ocean surface waves and the capture of that energy to do useful workincluding electricity generation desalination and the pumping of water into reservoirs it makes use of the kinetic energy of the waves that are driven by the wind power from ocean surface wave motion might produce...
bremsurmer bremsurmer is a commune it is in pays de la loire in the vendée department in west france osteocephalus castaneicola chestnuts slenderlegged treefrog osteocephalus castaneicola is a frog in the family hylidae it lives in bolivia and brazil squire a squire was the shield bearer or armour bearer of a knight an...
saillylaurette saillylaurette is a commune it is in hautsdefrance in the somme department in north france plainwell michigan plainwell is a city in allegan county michigan united states brügg brügg is a municipality of the administrative district of bielbienne in the canton of berne in switzerland rose hall saint vince...
st charles idaho st charles is a city in idaho in the united states idiot idiot is a word used to describe someone who is not very smart modern usage todayidiotis often used to show that someone has done something which was not very clever in literature and folklore the wordfoolis similar toidiot but it is not as stron...
méreuil méreuil is a commune in the hautesalpes department freiherr freiherr was a title of nobility used in german speaking countries its equivalent in english isbaron since the end of the german empire titles of nobility have not been allowed but are still used as if they were part of the name in austria the use of t...
bisection in geometry bisection is the division of something into two equal parts this is usually done by a line which we will call thebisector the most known types are thesegment bisectora line that passes through the middle of a given segment and theangle bisectora line that passes through the apex of an angle that d...
pork barrel the term pork barrel means politicians using government money to spend on the place they represent giving it to their supporters and their local area the word comes from american english slave owners in america used to give salted pork in a barrel to their slaves in election campaigns the termpork barrelis ...
list of sequenced deuterostomia genomes this list of sequenced deuterostomia genomes contains species for which complete genome sequences have been assembled annotated and published guainía department guainía is a department of colombia its capital is inírida the department is in the east of the country bordering venez...
happy valley hong kong happy valley is an upperincome residential area in hong kong known for being one of the happiest places on earth second only to disneyland it is located on hong kong island it is part of wan chai district the area is sometimes known as wong nai chung kuk or wong nai chung valley because of the ...
boston crab the boston crab is a professional wrestling hold in which a wrestler sits astride a prone opponent and pulls upwards on the opponents legs kalkaska michigan kalkaska is the county seat of kalkaska county michigan united states morrison iowa morrison is a city in iowa in the united states corporate network a...
liliaceae the liliaceae or the lily family is a family of flowering plants in the order liliales howl howl may mean church father the church fathers are ancient and influential christian theologians some of whom were great teachers or bishops only early teachers of christianity are seen as fathers by the western church...
sayreville new jersey sayreville new jersey is a borough on the raritan river near raritan bay in new jersey notable people people who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with sayreville include rhinatrematidae rhinatrematidae is the family of neotropical tailed caecilians or beaked caecilians the...
panaci panaci is a commune in suceava county romania whitebellied sea eagle the whitebellied sea eagle haliaeetus leucogaster is also known as the whitebreasted sea eagle it is a large daytime bird of prey in the family accipitridae it is closely related to sanfords sea eagle of the solomon islands it is a distinctive ...
list of presidents of india the president of india is the head of state of the republic of india this is the list of individuals who were presidents of the republic president of india under the constitution of the republic of india the president replaced the monarch as ceremonial head of state the president is elected ...
brackenheim is a town in thelandkreisdistrict of heilbronn in badenwürttemberg in southern germany it is southwest of heilbronn with an area of of vineyards it is the biggest grapegrowing municipality in württemberg japanese folklore japanese folklore is the folklore of japan it is very influenced by shinto and buddhis...
london arkansas london is a city in the us state of arkansas aschau am inn aschau is a municipality in mühldorf in bavaria in germany list of video game genres there are many computer and video game genres here is a list of some of the common ones dude lets water them later no were watering margarets plants now youre ...
south coast new south wales the south coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from shoalhaven district in the north to the border with victoria in the south in the southeastern part of the state of new south wales australia maucourt somme maucourt is a commune it is in hautsdefrance in the somme department in north fra...
christ air a skateboarding trick where one is in the air puts their board into one hand and straightens out their body as to look like jesus christ on the cross x factor the x factor could mean television the x factor is a reality television show people can enter as solo singers or in groups they are judged by celebrit...
san giorgio di piano san giorgio di piano is acomunein the metropolitan city of bologna in the emiliaromagna region in italy it is the birthplace of actress giulietta masina warm river idaho warm river is a city in idaho in the united states erding district erding is alandkreisdistrict in bavaria germany heldenstein h...
potts camp mississippi potts camp is a town in marshall county mississippi united states amherst maine amherst is a town in hancock county maine united states urbanization urbanization or urbanization is a term from geography the base of the word is the latinurbs which means city the term urbanization refers to the pro...
highland heights ohio highland heights is a city in ohio in the united states voiced palatal click the voiced palatal click is a sound used in some spoken languages it is not in english gréouxlesbains gréouxlesbains is a commune in the alpesdehauteprovence department in southeastern france third eyenot to be confused w...
eldorado maryland eldorado is a town in dorchester county maryland united states bourgleroi bourgleroi is a commune it is found in the region pays de la loire in the sarthe department in the west of france charleroithuin walloon parliament constituency charleroithuin is a constituency of wallonia dolegna del collio dol...
south tucson arizona south tucson is a city in pima county arizona united states bedworth bedworth is a small market town in warwickshire england it is northwest of london east of birmingham and north of the county town of warwick the town is home to many sights including the bedworth water tower and the nicholas chamb...
réjaumont gers réjaumont is a commune in the gers department it is in southwestern france utoaztecan languages utoaztecan or utoaztekan is a language family of the americas it consists of over 30 languages almost all of the utoaztecan languages are found in the western united states and mexico the name of the language ...
bethel minnesota bethel is a city in anoka county minnesota united states those people who have the record sheets from last week ten ten people that are doing work for the british national corpus erm could you just put your hands up if youre doing recording for corpus one two three four five six seven eight nine whos t...
spree killer especially in the united states the term spree killer is used for someone who commit several murders usually in a short period of time very often the killings are done in different locations there is disagreement about whatshort timemeans the us bureau of justice statistics speaks aboutalmost no time break...
plurinational legislative assembly the plurinational legislative assembly is the national legislature of bolivia it is found in la paz the countrys seat of government the assembly is bicameral consisting of a lower house the chamber of deputies orcámara de diputadosand an upper house the senate orcámara de senadores t...
creston illinois creston is a village in illinois in the united states lamp electrical component a lamp is a component that can be replaced such as an incandescent light bulb it is designed to make light from electricity these components are usually made of ceramic metal glass or plastic which makes an electrical conne...
samrau mythological character samrau a mythological bird in bashkir folklore the image of thesimurghin iranian mythology in the bashkir epic poetryural batyrandakbuzatsamrau is imaged as a birdkingthe cosmic aboveground and underground worlds are subject to him and he is the head god in the bashkir pantheon sun and mo...
sanborn iowa sanborn is a city in iowa in the united states arnold flass detective arnold john flass is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics and is commonly associated with the batman franchise he is a corrupt detective who sells drugs and gives money to drug dealers or the got...
zirndorf zirndorf is a town which is part of fürth it is in northern bavaria germany in the regierungsbezirk of middle franconia neighbouring municipalities the following towns and municipalities share borders with zirndorf they are listed in clockwise order starting in the north piedmont california piedmont is a smal...
ge ge or ge may stand for keratin keratin is one of a family of fibrous proteins keratin is what makes up hair in animals as well as horns nails hooves shells beaks and feathers the name comes from greek wordkerasmeaninghorn keratins are tough and insoluble they form the hard but nonmineral structures in reptiles birds...
toyota industries sc is a japanese football club which played in japan soccer league cardonnette cardonnette is a commune it is in hautsdefrance in the somme department in north france mica the mica group of minerals are aluminosilicates with various metals they split into fine sheets which puts them in the phyllosilic...
dillingen district dillingen district is a rural district in swabia in southwest bavaria germany neighbor districts are donauries augsburg district günzburg district and in badenwürttemberg heidenheim district dillingen is the capital of dillingen district potassium chloride potassium chloride also known as potassium ...
morrison missouri morrison is a city in gasconade county missouri united states amaravati river the amaravati river is the longest tributary of kaveri river this river flows through the districts of karur and tirupur in tamil nadu state the long amaravati river begins at the keralatamil nadu border at the bottom of man...
metzerlenmariastein metzerlenmariastein is a municipality in the district dorneck in the canton of solothurn in switzerland villefranchedepanat villefranchedepanat is a commune in the aveyron department it is in southern france abdominal obesity abdominal obesity also called central body obesity is a condition involvin...
lantenay ain lantenay is a commune it is found in the region auvergnerhônealpes in the ain department in the east of france goodfellows treekangaroo goodfellows treekangaroo dendrolagus goodfellowi or the ornate tree kangaroo is a marsupial in the biological family macropodidae the family includes kangaroos wallabies a...
satellite airfield satellite airfields are landing strips not regarded as airfields as such but must be taken as a substitute in one way to a larger nearby airfield the way this can be done may vary such as the allocation of flight traffics and other functions to the satellite in order to releive pressure on the main a...
professional a professional is someone who has a specialised job which only very well trained people can perform such as doctors lawyers and teachers these occupations are known as professional occupations they may often get paid more than other people in sport a professional is someone who is paid to play for example ...
sexology sexology is the scientific study of human sexual behavior this includes things like sexual development gender identity sexual orientation and the question of what a normal sexual behavior is sexologists also look at questions as to how mentally ill or disabled people see their sexuality or how the views on sex...
waterproof louisiana waterproof is a village in tensas parish louisiana united states rickardsville iowa rickardsville is a city in iowa in the united states brass instrument a brass instrument is a musical instrument that you play by blowing through a mouthpiece to change the pitch or note brass players use their brea...
octene octene is a chemical compound it has a formula of octene contains eight carbon atoms and sixteen hydrogen atoms in each molecule these molecules are put together with a double bond that makes it an alkene chambéry chambéry is a commune the prefecture of the savoie department sister cities chambéry is twinned wit...
brimfield massachusetts brimfield is a town in hampden county massachusetts united states grimisuat grimisuat is a municipality of the district sion in the canton of valais in switzerland villages grimisuat champlan les fermes les places coméraz and saintraphaël hick a hick is a term for an american stereotype which is...
michael chaves michael chaves is an american film director screenwriter visual effects artist editor and also an executive producer he is best known for his work on the miniserieschase champions and the theatrical filmsthe curse of la lloronaand lucelle hautrhin lucelle is a commune it is in the hautrhin department of ...
law of the united states the law of the united states is made up of many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law the most important these is the united states constitution this established the federal government of the united states the constitution sets out the boundaries of federal law this consists of acts of...
molliensaubois molliensaubois is a commune it is in hautsdefrance in the somme department in north france saintmaixentsurvie saintmaixentsurvie is a commune it is found in the region pays de la loire in the vendée department in the west of france list of rockets of the united states this is a list of rockets launched b...
tax tax is money that people have to pay to the government the government uses the money it gets from taxes to pay for things for example taxes are used to pay for people who work for the government such as the military and police provide services such as education and health care and to maintain or build things like r...
shopian shopian or shupiyan is a town and subdistrict of the pulwama district jammu and kashmir india tenniken tenniken is a municipality of the district of sissach in the canton of basellandschaft in switzerland plymouth vermont plymouth is a town in windsor county vermont united states saraswati chaudhary saraswati ...
closemid back rounded vowel the closemid back rounded vowel is a sound used in some spoken languages it is not in english argetoaia argetoaia is a commune in dolj county romania chauffeur a chauffeur is a person who drives a vehicle car as their job the word can be used for anybody who drives as their job usually it im...
flemish brabant chamber of representatives constituency flemish brabant is a constituency of belgium chiniot chiniot is a city of punjab province in pakistan it is the capital of chiniot district it is on the bank of the chenab river mr satan mr satan also known as hercule in english dubs is a fictional character from ...
spruce knob spruce knob is the highest elevated point of the us state of west virginia lachendorf lachendorf west low germanlachendörp is a municipality in celle in lower saxony germany it is about 10 km east of celle lachendorf is also the seat of the collective municipality lachendorf international relations twin tow...
convenience store a convenience store is a small store that stocks a range of everyday items these include groceries snack foods candy toiletries soft drinks tobacco products and newspapers they may also offer money order and wire transfer services in some places corner stores are licensed to sell alcohol typically bee...
lunar eclipse a lunar eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon it happens when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth when the shadow of earth falls on to the moon is called full moon phase lunar eclipses happen about twice a year unlike total solar eclipses that are sometimes more than a year apart they can be s...
bercenaylehayer bercenaylehayer is a commune of the aubedépartementin the northcentral part of france moyie springs idaho moyie springs is a city in idaho in the united states autonomous okrugs of russia autonomous okrugs avtonomnyy okrug more correctly calledautonomous districtsorautonomous areas are a type of federal...
herring a herring is a small teleost fish of the genusclupea bestknown of this family is probably the atlantic herring there are 15 different species of herring when herrings migrate in the water they usually do this in large numbers this is then called aschoolof herring like other fish they do this for protection see ...
rhodes moselle rhodes is a commune it is in grand est in the moselle department in northeast france north vacherie louisiana north vacherie is a censusdesignated place cdp in st james parish louisiana united states casertana fc asd casertana calcio is a football club which plays in italy candida albicans candida albica...
gifu prefecture is a prefecture in the chūbu region of japan it is on the island of honshu its capital is the city of gifu gifu is part of the tōkai region shirakawa in gifu is a unescos world heritage site history in the meiji period gifu prefecture was created by merging several old provinces including hida province ...
gamophobia gamophobia prouncedgamephobia from the greekgamomeaningmarriage is the fear of getting married being in a relationship or commitment the opposite ofgamophobiaisanuptaphobiait is the fear of not being in a relationship to be single or alone a person who has gamophobia may like or love a person but when he or ...
cecil cecil can mean places in the united states of america cecil can also be these people cecil is a prototypebased programming language köbes a köbes pronounced likekurbess is a waiter in traditional pubs in the rhineland part of germany especially in cologne düsseldorf and krefeld a köbes wears a blue apron and blue...
indirect speech indirect speech is a way of reporting what somebody said without using their exact words indirect speech does not use quotation marks for example tita tita may refer to symsyn symsyn is a simple syntax programming language and real time multitasking runtime environment history named for its simple synta...
firefly dc comics firefly garfield lynns is a fictional batman character who dresses up as a firefly and shoots gas or poison from a gun he appears in comic books by dc comics he also uses visual effects he uses his wings to travel to places he has a suit that keeps the toxic fumes to go into his lungs he was once a vi...
surfaceareatovolume ratio the surface area to volume ratio of an object is the relationship between two measurements it is the ratio of surface area to volume it shows the comparison between the size of the outside of an object and the amount inside small or thin objects have a large surface area compared to the volume...
melrose iowa melrose is a city in iowa in the united states spatula a spatula also called a turner or a fish slice is a kitchen tool with a long handle and a flat top used for lifting food design spatulas have a handle that is long enough to keep the users hand away from what they want to lift flip or scrap the blade i...
arveyres arveyres is a commune it is found in the region aquitaine in the gironde department in the southwest of france string instrument a string instrument is a musical instrument that makes sound by vibrating the strings on it the strings are plucked to produce sounds each string has a different frequency the desire...
indian administrative service the indian administrative service ias is the administrative arm of the all india services it is a key job in civil service of india the ias is one of the three arms of the all india services along with the indian police service and the indian forest service members of these three services ...
artzooka artzooka is a childrens television series it is a coproduction between cci entertainment and motionworks for the first two seasons it was supported from nickelodeon germany and produced with the canadian broadcasting corporation broadcast cbc television tvo and knowledge network canada nickelodeon germany abc ...
prime prime may refer to server log a server log records what is happening on a server at any time for example an http server runs a web site varmo varmo is acomunemunicipality in the province of udine in the italian region friulivenezia giulia it is about northwest of trieste and about southwest of udine subotica sub...
union star missouri union star is a city in dekalb county missouri united states politics of pakistan the politics of pakistan has seen many changes over the years the military have sometimes been running the country recently however the country has returned to democratic rule pakistan is a federal republic at the mome...
diapause diapause is a delay in development which has evolved in response to regular periods of adverse environmental conditions it is a physiological state with very specific conditions diapause is a mechanism used as a means to survive predictable unfavourable environmental conditions such as temperature extremes dro...
carpiano carpiano is acomunein the metropolitan city of milan in the lombardy region in italy portage county portage county is the name of two counties in the united states bouër bouër is a commune it is found in the pays de la loire region in the sarthe department in the west of france shambaugh iowa shambaugh is a ci...
sodium carbonate sodium carbonate is a chemical compound it is composed of sodium and carbonate ions its chemical formula is na2co3 it is a base it reacts with acids to produce carbon dioxide it is made by reacting sodium hydroxide with carbon dioxide or by heating sodium bicarbonate it is produced industrially by the ...
les premières années les premières années englishthe early years is a greatest hits album by canadian singer celine dion phillips county phillips county is the name of four counties in the united states amna suleiman amna suleiman arabic can mean melbourne city fc aleague women melbourne city football club is an ...
prime minister of the united arab emirates the prime minister of uae is a second head of goverment of the united arab emirates troy illinois troy is a city in illinois in the united states sallesdarmagnac sallesdarmagnac is a commune in the gers department it is in southwestern france welfare economics welfare economic...
garda veneto garda is acomunein the province of verona in the veneto region in italy it is on the shore of lake garda megalibgwilia megalibgwilia is a genus of echidna only known from fossils from australia it contains the oldest known echidna species centroleninae centroleninae is a subfamily of frogs there are nine g...
lms diesel shunters the london midland and scottish railway lms pioneered the use of diesel shunting locomotives in great britain kirkwood missouri kirkwood is a city in missouri united states it is an innerring western suburb of st louis pi1 gruis pi1 gruis is a red giant star it bubbles violently on its surface fairf...
pailly pailly is the name of three municipalities in europe écorpain écorpain is a commune it is found in the region pays de la loire in the sarthe department in the west of france saintgervaisdevic saintgervaisdevic is a commune it is found in the region pays de la loire in the sarthe department in the west of france ...
neuvireuil neuvireuil is a commune it is found in the region nordpasdecalais in the pasdecalais department in the north of france hausma hausma is a village in pühalepa parish hiiu county in northwestern estonia university college cork university college cork national university of ireland cork ucc is one of the most ...
lewisville arkansas lewisville is a city in the us state of arkansas roscommon michigan roscommon is the county seat of roscommon county michigan united states the velvet underground amp nico the velvet underground amp nico is the first album by american rock band the velvet underground it is said to be one of the grea...
picos tree frog the acre tree frog dendropsophus soaresi is a frog that lives in brazil verpillières verpillières is a commune it is in hautsdefrance in the somme department in north france thoughts and prayers the sayingthoughts and prayersis often used by politicians and celebrities in the united states as a condolen...
threesome a threesome in human sexuality is sexual activity between three people it can also be called troilism or a ménage à trois arthur read arthur timothy read is the main character of the popular childrens animated television showarthur friends francine frensky arthur and francine are great friends francine may be...
chinatown chicago chinatown is a neighborhood in chicago illinois it is an ethnic neighborhood for chinese cultures this is the second oldest chinatown after chinatown san francisco illusion an illusion is a distortion of perception the brain arranges sorts and organises data from the senses normally the system works w...
calatañazor calatañazor is a municipality found in the province of soria in the autonomous community of castile and león in spain kapuas river the kapuas river is the longest river in indonesia korean food korean food came from very old traditions in korea it has developed through many environmental political and cultu...
focus city in the airline industry a focus city is an airport that is important to one airline but is not a hub an airline has daily flights from the focus city to many destinations that are also not its hubs even though the wordcityis part of this term it means a citys airport not the city an example of an airlines fo...
bluegill the bluegill lepomis macrochirus sometimes known asbreambrimsunnycopper noseorperchas is common in texas is a species of freshwater fish of the family centrarchidae sunfish from the order perciformes they are found in north america and commonly found in streams rivers lakes ponds and wetlands east of the rocki...
chronicle a chronicle from greek fromchronostime is an account of historical events arranged in order from earliest to latest a chronicle is different from a narrative or history as events which are not believed to be important may be excluded from the latter a chronicler is more concerned with documenting events in s...
toninho toninho is a portuguese diminutive nickname for antônio or antónio in use in portugal brazil south africa namibia mozambique and angola it is loosely equivalent to little tony in english backslash the backslash is a glyph mostly used in computing it has other names like reverse slash backslant and slosh it is ...
st lucas iowa st lucas is a city in iowa in the united states dennis mccoy dennis mccoy may refer to taylor alabama taylor is a town in the us state of alabama rieke metals rieke metals are a group of metal powders made by reuben d rieke they have a large surface area and are very reactive pachycormus pachycormus is th...
albert manitoba albert is a rural municipality in manitoba canada prime minister of moldova the prime minister of moldova is moldovas head of government the prime minister is formally appointed by the president and holds executive power along with the cabinet they need to parliamentary support ill be available gentleme...
chaneins chaneins is a commune it is found in the region auvergnerhônealpes in the ain department in the east of france central city nebraska central city is a city in nebraska in the united states it is the county seat of merrick county jamaican english jamaican english may mean jamaican patois jamaican english is a v...
saintrévérend saintrévérend is a commune it is found in the region pays de la loire in the vendée department in the west of france lanthanum lanthanum is a chemical element it has the chemical symbol la it has the atomic number 57 it is part of a group of chemical elements in the periodic table named the lanthanides it...
county ground the county ground is an association football stadium it is the home stadium of swindon town fc high franconian german high franconian german is a variant of high german consisting of east franconian and south franconian it is part of the franconian languages area it is spoken southeast of the rhine franc...
electropunk electropunk or electronic punk synthpunk is a type of music it is a mixture of electronic rock with punk rock famous artists who make electropunk music are the screamers the units and le shok gray asexuality grey asexuality refers to the broad spectrum between asexuality and sexuality grayasexual individual...
galt california galt is a city in sacramento county california united states catopuma catopuma is a genus containing two small asian felines the bay cat c badia and the asian golden cat c temminckii the bay cat is sometimes classified aspardofelis bardia and the marbled cat is also in that genus because the genetic evi...
ambrì ambrì is a village in the municipality of quinto in the canton of ticino in switzerland ambrì has an ice hockey club called the hc ambrìpiotta that plays in indoor sporting arena ofvalascia boinc boinc or the berkeley open infrastructure for network computing is a software that allows any group or individual who ...
hexokinase a hexokinase is an enzyme that phosphorylates adds phosphyryl groups hexoses sixcarbon sugars it takes in a substrate usually glucose in most organisms and adds a phosphate usually from atp to form hexose phosphate as the product when the substrate is glucose the product is glucose6phosphate diya aur toofan ...
blandford massachusetts blandford is a town in hampden county massachusetts united states comăna comăna is a commune in brașov county romania future tense future tense is a verb form which is marked by time tense the future tense is used for actions in a time which has not yet happened in order to explain and understa...
badajoz assembly of extremadura constituency badajoz is a constituency of extremadura marseillan gers marseillan is a commune in the gers department it is in southwestern france lupburg lupburg is a municipality in neumarkt in bavaria in germany zoo a zoological garden zoological park or zoo is a place where many diffe...
horatio arkansas horatio is a city in the us state of arkansas aliud aliud is a municipality found in the province of soria in the autonomous community of castile and león in spain rentweinsdorf rentweinsdorf is a municipality in haßberge in bavaria in germany aisysousthil aisysousthil is a commune in the côtedor depar...
apa style apa style is a way of formatting scientific publications the style is mostly about the way citations are handled in such documents it is commonly used in social sciences and relies on a style guide written by the american psychological association fusa province was a very old province of japan in the area of ...
fortaleza esporte clube fortaleza esporte clube is a football club which plays in brazil muscotah kansas muscotah is a city in atchison county kansas united states manganeseii fluoride manganeseii fluoride is a chemical compound its chemical formula is mnf2 it is made by reacting manganeseii carbonate or manganeseii ox...