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A #walkover, also W.O. or w/o, was a victory awarded to a player or team in a contest, if there were no opponents available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest.

A #nation was a type of social organization where a collective identity—a national identity—has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, territory, and society.

#Propitiation was the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. It was related to the idea of atonement and sometimes mistakenly conflated with expiation.

#Sculpture was the branch of the visual arts that operated in three dimensions. Sculpture was the three-dimensional artwork which was physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth.

A #handkerchief was a form of a kerchief or bandanna, typically a hemmed square of thin fabric which can be carried in the pocket or handbag for personal hygiene purposes such as wiping one's hands or face, or blowing one's nose.

In chemistry and materials science, impurities were chemical substances inside a confined amount of liquid, gas, or solid. They differed from the chemical composition of the material or compound. #chemical impurity

#Ratification was a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification was the process by which a state declared its consent to be bound to a treaty.

A #conspiracy theory was an explanation for an event or situation that asserted the existence of a conspiracy, when other explanations were more probable.

A #crossword was a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares with numbers on the corners, into which solvers entered words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues.

In business, a #takeover was the purchase of one company by another. In the UK, the term refers only to the acquisition of a public company whose shares were publicly listed, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.

A #passenger was a person who travelled in a vehicle, but did not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operated the vehicle, and was not a steward.

A #dressing gown, housecoat or morning gown was a robe, a loose-fitting outer garment, worn by either men or women. They were similar to a bathrobe but without the absorbent material.

A #topical medication was a medication applied to a particular place on or in the body. Most often, topical medications were applied to the skin or mucous membranes, via creams, foams, gels, lotions, or ointments.

Motion, the process of movement, was described using specific terms. Motion included movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. #anatomical terms of motion

#Denial, in colloquial English usage, has at least three meanings:the assertion that any particular statement or allegation, whose truth was uncertain, was not true; the refusal of a request; and the assertion that a true statement was false.

A #transducer was a device that usefully converted energy from one form to another. Usually a transducer converted a signal in one form of energy to a signal in another.

#Bibliography was a word with two different senses. Accorded to English author and scholar of books John Carter, one sense, probably the more common, was a list of books, texted, or full citations for further studied or of works consulted by an author.

#Digestion was the breakdown of large insoluble food compounded into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances were absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream.

The #hertz was the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), often described as being equivalent to one event per second.

#Excavators were heavy construction equipment primarily consisting of a boom, dipper, bucket, and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house".

#Castigation or chastisement was the infliction of severe punishment. One who administered a castigation was a castigator or chastiser.

An #idea was the result of thought. Although the word was used in common usage, in philosophy, ideas can also be mental representational images of some object.

#Greatness was a concept of a state of exceptional superiority affecting a person or object in a particular place or area. Greatness can also be attributed to individuals who possess a natural ability to be better than all others.

A #city was a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" had different meanings around the world and in some placed the settlement could be very small.

A #building or edifice was an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and often windowed, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory.

#Polonium was a chemical element; it had symbol Po and atomic number 84.

A #newsletter was a printed or electronic report or news concerning the activities of a business or an organization, that was sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers, or a communication containing individuals' personal opinions or interested.

#Bantamweight was a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxed, the range was above 115 lb (52.2 kg) and up to 118 lb (53.5 kg).

#Circumlocution was the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea. It was sometimes necessary in communication, but it could also be undesirable.

A #multiple birth was the culmination of a multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother gave birth to two or more babies. A term most applicable to vertebrate species, multiple births occurred in most kinds of mammals, with varying frequencies.

#Gunpowder, referred to as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, was the earliest known chemical explosive. It consisted of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter).

#Absolution was a theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents.

A #gale was a strong wind; the word was typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S.

In Christian belief, a #saint, also known as a hallow, was a person who was recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term saint depended on the context and denomination.

A #mendicant was one who practiced mendicancy, relying chiefly or exclusively on alms to survive. Mendicant orders were primarily certain Catholic religious orders that depended entirely on the goodwill of others to live.

#Personal care products were a class of consumer products associated with hygiene and personal grooming. They were marketed to modern consumers as "minimally necessary" or improving appearance or well-being.

#Frizz was hair that did not align with the surrounding hair, but stood up or curled independently, creating a fuzzy or irregular texture. The three main causes of frizz were genetics, hair damage, and humidity.

A #detective was an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collected information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases.

#Exaggeration was the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it was, intentionally or unintentionally. It could be a rhetorical device or figure of speech, used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression.

In linguistics and philosophy, a #presupposition was an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance, whose truth was taken for granted in discourse. An example was the question Have you talked to Hans? which presupposed Hans existed.

In classical antiquity, the #cornucopia, also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.

An #icebox was a compact, non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices.

#Resources were all the materials available in the environment which were technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally sustainable and help to satisfy needs and wanted.

#Area was the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or plane area was the area of a shape or planar lamina, while surface area refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-dimensional object.

#Juxtaposition was an act or instance of placing two elemented close together or sided by side. This was often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc.

A #caparison was a cloth covering laid over a horse or other animal for protection and decoration. In modern times, they were used mainly in parades and for historical reenactments.

A #veto was a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law.

In music, #harmony was the concept of combining different sounds in order to create new, distinct musical ideas.

#Lefter was a masculine given name.

A #borough was an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designated a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official used of the term varied widely.