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English Idioms :: volcano
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volcno.html - See: SIT ON A VOLCANO. |
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Traditional English :: volcanic
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volcno.html - adj. (also vulcanic) of, like, or produced by a volcano. volcanic bomb a mass of ejected lava usu. rounded and sometimes hollow. volcanic glass obsidian. volcanically adv. volcanicity n. [F volcanique f. volcan VOLCANO] |
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Traditional English :: volcano
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volcno.html - n. (pl. -oes) 1 a mountain or hill having an opening or openings in the earth's crust through which lava, cinders, steam, gases, etc., are or have been expelled continuously or at intervals. 2 a a state of things likely to cause a violent outburst. b a violent esp. suppressed feeling. [It. f. L Volcanus Vulcan, Roman god of fire] |
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Traditional English :: volcanology
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volcno.html - var. of VULCANOLOGY. |
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English Idioms :: volcano
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volcno.html - See: SIT ON A VOLCANO. |
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English Idioms :: volume
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volcno.html - See: SPEAK VOLUMES. |
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