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  • 21skin — [[t]skɪn[/t]] n. v. skinned, skin•ning, adj. 1) anat. zool. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible 2) such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver… …

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  • 22skin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flay, peel, decorticate; Slang, fleece, cheat. See divestment, stealing. n. integument, cuticle, dermis, epidermis; pelt, hide; rind; veneer, plating, lamina; parchment. See covering. II (Roget s… …

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  • 23strip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. divest, denude, decorticate, peel, skin, pull off; dismantle; plunder, fleece; dispossess, deprive; disrobe, undress; cut in strips. See stealing, divestment. n. hue, stripe, bend, fillet, shred; lath …

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  • 24The Tripods — This article is about the novel series. For other uses, see Tripod (disambiguation). The Tripods is a series of young adult novels written by John Christopher, beginning in 1967. The first two were the basis of a science fiction TV series,… …

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  • 25From Beyond (film) — Infobox Film name = From Beyond caption = Theatrical release poster director = Stuart Gordon producer = Brian Yuzna writer = Short Story: H. P. Lovecraft Adaptation: Dennis Paoli Brian Yuzna Stuart Gordon starring = Jeffrey Combs Barbara Crampton …

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  • 26From Potter's Field (novel) — Infobox Book | name = From Potter s Field title orig = translator = image caption = author = Patricia Cornwell illustrator = cover artist = country = United States of America language = English series = Kay Scarpetta genre = Crime fiction… …

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  • 27The Bionic Woman — infobox television show name = The Bionic Woman caption = Opening credits format = Science Fiction runtime = 48 mins. rating = creator = Kenneth Johnson based upon Cyborg by Martin Caidin starring = Lindsay Wagner Richard Anderson Martin E.… …

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  • 28The Yellow Wallpaper — infobox Book | name = The Yellow Wallpaper title orig = translator = image caption = Dover Publications cover author = Charlotte Perkins Gilman illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Short story… …

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  • 29strip away — 1) PHRASAL VERB To strip away something, especially something that hides the true nature of a thing, means to remove it completely. [V P n (not pron)] Altman strips away the pretence and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like… …

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  • 30skin —    1. American    a male contraceptive sheath    Whence the punning skin diver who uses that form of contraception.    2. pornographic    From the implication of nudity. Thus a skinflick is a pornographic film, which used to be shown in skin… …

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