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 Brunn Brunn /ˈbrʌn/

noun

  1. An industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague  ( Brno , Brunn )
    an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague


 grapple grapple /ˈgræpəl/

noun

  1. The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat  ( grapple , hand-to-hand struggle , wrestle , grappling , wrestling )
    the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
     They had a fierce wrestle
    they had a fierce wrestle
     We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
    we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
  2. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam  ( clamshell , grapple )
    a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
  3. A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope  ( grapnel , grapple , grappler , grappling hook , grappling iron )
    a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

verb

  1. () Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available  ( contend , make do , make out , cope , deal , get by , grapple , manage )
    succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
     We got by on just a gallon of gas
    We got by on just a gallon of gas
     They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
    They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
  2. () To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match  ( grapple , grip )
    to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
     The two men grappled with each other for several minutes
    the two men grappled with each other for several minutes


 Melville Weston Fuller Melville Weston Fuller /ˈmɛlvɪl ˈwɛstən ˈfʊlər/

noun

  1. United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)  ( Fuller , Melville W. Fuller , Melville Weston Fuller , Melville Fuller )
    United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)


 standpoint standpoint /ˈstændˌpɔɪnt/

noun

  1. () A mental position from which things are viewed  ( stand , standpoint , point of view , viewpoint )
    a mental position from which things are viewed
     We should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
    we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
     Teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events
    teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events