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    The spelling "vise" is mentioned in Samuel Johnson's 1755 dictionary. [3] This spelling is orthodox in the United States. The spelling "vice" can be traced back to 1584, for the clamping sense of the word. [4] This is the current spelling in the English speaking world except for the United States.

  3. List of online dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    LexSite non-collaborative English-Russian dictionary with contextual phrases; Linguee collaborative dictionary and contextual sentences; Madura English-Sinhala Dictionary free English to Sinhala and vice versa; Multitran multilingual online dictionary centered on Russian, and provides an opportunity of adding own translation

  4. Glossary of motorsport terms - Wikipedia

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    Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.

  5. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...

  6. Celia Rivenbark: These words and phrases should be tossed ...

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    The Lake Superior State University list also includes past-their-prime words and phrases like “quiet quitting,” “gaslighting” and, banished all the way back in 2008: “It is what it is.”

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. 'I need a grippy sock vacation': Breaking down the Gen ... - AOL

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    Use of phrases like, "I need a grippy sock vacation" and "I'm one breakdown away from a grippy sock vacation" — inspired by the high-traction socks that are doled out in hospitals of all kinds ...

  9. Vise - Wikipedia

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    A bench vise, B machine vise, C hand vise. A vise or vice (British English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever.