The Terror of the Tongs — (1961) is a Hammer Film starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur.The film is a quasi remake of Hammer s Stranglers of Bombay from 1959. The setting is changed to Hong Kong in 1910 from India in the 1800 s but the basic plot of… … Wikipedia
stake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (also stakes) amount that could be won/lost ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high ▪ low, small ▪ personal ▪ H … Collocations dictionary
The Veiled Prophet — infobox Book | name = The Veiled Prophet title orig = translator = image caption = Mass Market Paperback Cover author = Richard A. Knaak illustrator = cover artist = Glenn Rae country = United States language = English series = genre = Fantasy… … Wikipedia
Stake — may refer to: * A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as slaying vampires, demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring guy ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing… … Wikipedia
stake — n 1: the subject matter (as property or an obligation) of an interpleader 2: an interest or share in an esp. commercial undertaking Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party — is a common name for the annual college football game between the University of Florida Gators and the University of Georgia Bulldogs, one of the great rivalries in college football; it is officially known as the Florida Georgia/Georgia Florida… … Wikipedia
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stake — [[t]ste͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ stakes, staking, staked 1) PHRASE If something is at stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful. The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake... At stake is the success… … English dictionary
stake — stake1 /stayk/, n., v., staked, staking. n. 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 3 … Universalium
stake — I [[t]steɪk[/t]] n. v. staked, stak•ing 1) bui a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support, etc 2) a post to which a person is bound for execution, usu. by burning 3) the stake, the… … From formal English to slang