IgatheredtheingredientsovertheSt.Paddy'sweekendandMondaymorning,I
toldTimwhohadthedayoffthatwewouldcookashepherd'spieforsupper.At
around4:30pm,wesettowork.Istartedsauteingtheonionandhetookoverthe
potatoes.Theteenagertoldmethathedidn'tcaremuchaboutholidays.But
sincehecamedowntohelpinthekitchen,hesurewouldn'tmindthepie.
IhadnevercookedanyIrishdishathome(exceptf...[
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-mendv.-intr.1a.Toimproveinhealthorcondition:Thepatientismendingwell.b.Toheal:Thebonemendedinamonth.-mendaciousadj.1.Lying;untruthful:amendaciouschild.2.False;untrue:amendaciousstatement.-meninxn.,pl.,meninges.Amembrane,especiallyoneofthethreemembranesenclosingthebrainandspinalcordinvertebrates.-meniscusn.1.Acrescent-shapedbody.4.Acartilagediskthatactsasacushionbetweentheendsofbonesthatmeetinajoin...[
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-Medean.GreekMythologyAprincessandsorceressofColchiswhohelpedJason
obtaintheGoldenFleece,livedashisconsort,andkilledtheirchildrenas
revengeforhisinfidelity.
-medevacn.1.Airtransportofpersonstoaplacewheretheycanreceive
medicalorsurgicalcare;medicalevacuation.2.Ahelicopterorother
aircraftusedforsuchtransport.tr.v.
-mediagenicadj.Attractiveasasubjectforreportingbynewsmedia:&...[
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-mattedadj.1.Coveredwithormadefrommats:amattedfloor.2.Tangledinadensemass:triedtopushthroughthemattedundergrowth.-matter3.Dischargeorwaste,suchaspusorfeces,fromalivingorganism.-matting1n.1a.Materialformedintoorconsideredasamat:Theforestfloorhadathickmattingofpineneedles.b.Acoarselywovenfabricusedforcoveringfloorsandsimilarpurposes.2.Theactivityofmakingmats.-matzoalsomatzohn.Abrittle,flatpieceofunl...[
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Amongmassivetechlayoffs,Iwasluckytobeablekeeptraining.TheideastruckmewhenInoticedafewGoogleandFacebookguysstopcoming.Themanageratworkdidputmeundera"performanceimprovementplan,"bytheway(moreonthatlater),butIbarelyfeltanything.Folksfromthelocalpolice,theuniversity,andbusinessesshowedupasusual.Nonewinjuriesbefellyourstrulyandfourorfivedaysaweek,Isweatedinthedojo.Afewnewwhitebeltshavestayeda...[
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-massen.Astrokeinbilliardsmadebystrikingthecueballoffcenterwith
thecueheldnearlyvertically,sothatthecueballmovesinacurvearound
oneballbeforehittinganotherball.
-massiveadj.4.PathologyAffectingalargeareaofbodilytissue;widespread
andsevere:amssivegangrene.5.MineralogyLackinginternalcrystalline
structure;amorphous.6.GeologyWithoutinternalstructureorlayersand
homogeneousincomposi...[
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JohnDanaherWisdom(viaProfessorKievonFeb18).(DanaherisanativeEnglishspeakerandmakestypos.)
OneofthecentralinsightsofJiujitsu-fightthemwithyourlegs!Oneof
thecentraltacticalmessagesofJiuJitsuisthis-wheneverpossible-
faceyouropponentandgrapplehimwithyourlegs.Thisisparticularly
importantwhenunderneathopponentbecauseifyouknowwhatyou’redoingthe
strengthofyourlegscanmakeupfortheus...[
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-marceln.Ahairstylecharacterizedbydeepregularwavesmadebyaheated
curlingiron.v.tr.&intr.
-onthemarch:Advancingsteadily;progressing:Technologyisonthemarch.
-stealamarchon:Togetaheadof,especiallybyquietenterprise.
-march2n.1.Theborderorboundaryofacountryoranareaofland;a
frontier.2.Atractoflandborderingontwocountriesandclaimedbyboth.
intr.v.Tohaveacommonboundary:Engla...[
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-managedcaren.Anyarrangementforhealthcareinwhichanorganization,suchasanHMO,anothertypeofdoctor-hospitalnetwork,oraninsurancecompany,actsanintermediatebetweenthepersonseekingcareandthephysician.-managedcompetitionn.Atheoryofhealthcaredeliveryservicesthatholdsthatthequalityandefficiencyofsuchserviceswouldimproveif,inamarketcontrolledbythefederalgovernment,independentgroupshadtocompeteforhealthcareco...[
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-majoraxisn.Thelongerofthetwolinesaboutwhichanellipseis
symmetrical;theaxisthatpassesthroughbothfocusesofanellipse.
-majoritarianadj.Basedonmajorityrule:"anaivelyuncomplicatedpremiseof
simplemajoritariandemocracy"(SaturdayReview).n.Apersonwhoisan
advocateofmajoritarianism.
UsageNote:Majorityisoftenprecededbygreat(butnotbygreater)in
expressingemphaticallythesense...[
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