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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    first course of a meal *(US usu. appetizer); more s.v. entree: one that starts (as a device to start an engine) transportation dispatcher or elevator (q.v.) dispatcher starting pitcher (baseball) the official who starts a track race. stash (v.) to quit, put an end to ("to stash it") (v.) to store away [old criminals' slang revived in US]

  3. List of acronyms: V - Wikipedia

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    This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter V. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    (v.) to decorate for a festivity ("deck the halls with boughs of holly", "decked out with flags") to hit a person hard enough such that they fall to the floor (orig. US) a pack of cards: a wooden, raised platform adjoining a house, usu. enclosed by a railing a packet of narcotics (slang) (v.) to pile up (logs) on a deck of logs or a skidway

  5. List of biblical names starting with V - Wikipedia

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    This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with V in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.

  6. List of people with lower case names and pseudonyms

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    This is a list of notable people whose names or pseudonyms are customarily written with one or more lower case initial letters. This list includes names starting with "ff", which is a stylised version of an upper-case F, and one name with "de" followed by an upper case letter, which is standard practice for tussenvoegsels. There are large ...

  7. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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    listicle, from list and article [5] machinima, from machine and cinema [46] Pokémon, from pocket and monster [5] textonym, from text and synonym [2] vortal, from vertical and portal [2] Microsoft, from microcomputer and software [47]

  8. List of pseudonyms - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of pseudonyms, in various categories. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

  9. Category:Pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are Pejorative terms for people or lists of Pejorative terms for people, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Pejorative terms for people in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .