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ha-ha
ha-ha /ˌhɑːˈhɑː/
noun
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A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape
(
ha-ha
, haw-haw
, sunk fence
)
a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape
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A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
(
ha-ha
, haw-haw
, hee-haw
, horselaugh
)
a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
saddle stitch
saddle stitch /ˈsædl stɪtʃ/
noun
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A decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color
(
saddle stitch
)
a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color
The leather purse had a distinctive saddle stitch along its edges.
The leather purse had a distinctive saddle stitch along its edges.
calibre
calibre /ˈkælɪbər/
noun
-
(
)
[Canadian, British]
A degree or grade of excellence or worth
(
calibre
[Canadian, British] , caliber
[American] , quality
)
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
The quality of students has risen
the quality of students has risen
An executive of low caliber
an executive of low caliber
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[Canadian, British]
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel
(
bore
, calibre
[Canadian, British] , gauge
, caliber
[American] )
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Waldheim
Waldheim /ˈvɔldˌhaɪm/
noun
-
Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918)
(
Kurt Waldheim
, Waldheim
)
Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918)
