A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar
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n a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep n a plot of ground in which plants are growing n a depression forming the ground under a body of water n (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) n a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit n single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance n the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. n a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track v furnish with a bed v place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil v put to bed v have sexual intercourse with v prepare for sleep
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(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot a
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(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
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[insert name]" status update in Facebook as soon as any celebrity dies. > My News Feed is full of fucking Facebook necrologists updating me on Amy Winehouse's death for 38th time in the last 2 hours.
