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  • 21pother — n. & v. literary n. a noise; commotion; fuss. v. 1 tr. fluster, worry. 2 intr. make a fuss. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn …

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  • 22potter — Pother Poth er, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] What a pother and stir! Oldham. Coming on with a terrible pother. Wordsworth. [1913… …

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  • 23pudder — Pother Poth er, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] What a pother and stir! Oldham. Coming on with a terrible pother. Wordsworth. [1913… …

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  • 24Pothered — Pother Poth er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pothering}.] To harass and perplex; to worry. Pothers and wearies himself. Locke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Pothering — Pother Poth er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pothering}.] To harass and perplex; to worry. Pothers and wearies himself. Locke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26stir — vb Stir, rouse, arouse, awaken, waken, rally can all mean to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity. Stir, often followed by up, usually presupposes excitement to activity by something which disturbs or agitates and so brings to… …

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  • 27Byomkesh Bakshi — is a fictional detective in Bengali literature created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The advocate turned litterateur Bandyopadhyay was deeply influenced by the different Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Father Brown stories as well as the tales …

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  • 28Narayan Sanyal — Born April 26, 1924(1924 04 26) Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India Died February 7 …

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  • 29fuss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ado, bustle, hubbub, confusion, agitation; fret, fidget. See activity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bustle, ado, bother, complaint; see confusion 2 , excitement , uproar . v. Syn. whine, whimper, object;… …

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  • 30Potter — Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little purpose,… …

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