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  • 111chenille — /sheuh neel /, n. 1. a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc. 2. fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton. 3. any fabric with a protruding pile, as in certain… …

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  • 112dog days — dog day, adj. 1. the sultry part of the summer, supposed to occur during the period that Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun: now often reckoned from July 3 to August 11. 2. a period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or… …

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  • 113Verano — (Del lat. vulgar veranum tempus, tiempo primaveral.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Época más calurosa del año que, en el hemisferio septentrional, corresponde a los meses de junio, julio y agosto, y en el austral a diciembre, enero y febrero. SINÓNIMO …

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  • 114Calor — (Del lat. calor.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Sensación producida por un aumento de la temperatura corporal o ambiental: ■ una ola de calor arrasó las comarcas del sur. SINÓNIMO bochorno ANTÓNIMO frío 2 Afecto o interés con que se recibe o se trata… …

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  • 115caniculaire — (ka ni ku lê r ) adj. Qui appartient à la canicule. Jours caniculaires, jours pendant lesquels la Canicule se lève et se couche avec le soleil et qui se comptent du 24 juillet au 26 août. •   Pour me remettre d un hiver que j ai été ici sans me… …

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  • 116aestival — Synonyms and related words: arctic, autumn, autumnal, beryl green, berylline, blood hot, blood warm, blue green, bluish green, boreal, brumal, calid, canicular, chartreuse, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous, emerald, equatorial …

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  • 117arctic — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, aestival, affectless, algid, anesthetized, antarctic, austral, autistic, autumn, autumnal, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, blunt, boreal, brisk, brumal, canicular, catatonic, chill, chilly,… …

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  • 118ardent — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ablaze, acquiescent, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, agog, agreeable, alacritous, alcoholic, alight, amative, amatory, amenable, amorous, and, anxious, assiduous, athirst, avid, baking, blazing, blistering,… …

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  • 119autumn — Synonyms and related words: aestival, arctic, autumnal, boreal, brumal, canicular, equinoctial, fall, harvest, harvest home, harvest time, hibernal, hiemal, midsummer, midwinter, out of season, seasonal, solstitial, spring, springlike, summer,… …

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  • 120baking — Synonyms and related words: ardent, barbecuing, basting, blistering, boiling, braising, brewing, broil, broiling, burning, burning hot, canicular, catering, cookery, cooking, cuisine, culinary science, domestic science, ebullient, feverish, fiery …

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