Stump

  • 51Stump tracery — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 52Stump the Experts — is a popular session of Apple Computer s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) conference. The first Stump took place at the WWDC92 in San Jose. Structure Stump the Experts is structured as a game show in which the audience acts as one… …

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  • 53Stump and Stumpy — were a dance/comedy/acting duo popular from the mid 1930s to the 1950s, consisting of James Stump Cross and Harold Stumpy Cromer. Their act was mostly jazz tap, and comedy expressed through song and movement.HistoryOn the radio, Cross and Cromer… …

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  • 54Stump (band) — Stump were an Anglo Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring Mick Lynch (vocals), Kev Hopper (bass), Rob McKahey (drums) and Chris Salmon (guitar) formed in London in 1983. Their first release was a four track EP Mud on a Colon issued in… …

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  • 55stump´i|ness — stump|y «STUHM pee», adjective, stump|i|er, stump|i|est. 1. short and thick; squat and broad: »a stumpy person, a stumpy figure. 2. having many stumps: »stumpy ground …

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  • 56stump up (for something) — ˌstump ˈup (for sth) | ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth Syn: ↑cough up • We were asked to stump up for the repairs …

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  • 57stump up something (for something) — ˌstump ˈup (for sth) | ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth Syn: ↑cough up • We were asked to stump up for the repairs …

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  • 58Stump-tailed — a. Having a short, thick tail. [1913 Webster] {Stump tailed lizard} (Zo[ o]l.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; called also {sleeping lizard}. [1913 Webster …

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  • 59Stump-tailed lizard — Stump tailed Stump tailed , a. Having a short, thick tail. [1913 Webster] {Stump tailed lizard} (Zo[ o]l.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; called also… …

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  • 60Stump speech — may be:*Stump speech (politics), a political speech *Stump speech (minstrelsy), a part of the blackface minstrel show …

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