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Traditional English :: tung
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tung.html - n. (in full tung-tree) a tree, Aleurites fordii, native to China, bearing poisonous fruits containing seeds that yield oil. tung oil this oil used in paints and varnishes. [Chin. tong] |
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Traditional English :: tungsten
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tung.html - n. Chem. a steel-grey dense metallic element with a very high melting-point, occurring naturally in scheelite and used for the filaments of electric lamps and for alloying steel etc. tungsten carbide a very hard black substance used in making dies and cutting tools. tungstate n. tungstic adj. tungstous adj. [Sw. f. tung heavy + sten stone] |
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English Idioms :: tune
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tung.html - See: CALL THE TUNE, CHANGE ONE'S TUNE, IN TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE or WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE also SING A NEW TUNE, TO THE TUNE OF. |
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English Idioms :: tune in
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tung.html - To adjust a radio or television set to pick up a certain station. * /Bob tuned in his portable radio to a record show./ * /Tom tuned in to Channel 11 to hear the news./ |
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English Idioms :: tune out
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tung.html - {v. phr.} To not listen to something. * /"How can you work in such a noisy environment?" Jane asked Sue. "Well, I simply tune it out," she answered./ |
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English Idioms :: tune up
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tung.html - {v.} 1a. To adjust (a musical instrument) to make the right sound. * /Before he began to play, Harry tuned up his banjo./ 1b. To adjust a musical instrument or a group of musical instruments to the right sound. * /The orchestra came in and began to tune up for the concert./ 2. To adjust many parts of (car engine) which must work together so that it will run properly. * /He took his car to the garage to have the engine tuned up./ |
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