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griever
griever /ˈgriːvɝ/
noun
-
A person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
(
griever
, lamenter
, sorrower
, mourner
)
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
The mourner stood silently by the graveside, lost in grief and remembrance.
The mourner stood silently by the graveside, lost in grief and remembrance.
Arab-Israeli War
Arab-Israeli War /ˈærəb ɪzˈreɪli ˈwɔr/
noun
-
Tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
(
Arab-Israeli War
, Six Day War
, Six-Day War
)
tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
-
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
(
Arab-Israeli War
, Yom Kippur War
)
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder /ˈplɪni ðə ˈɛldər/
noun
-
Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
(
Gaius Plinius Secundus
, Pliny
, Pliny the Elder
)
Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
steriliser
steriliser /ˈstɛrɪlaɪzər/
noun
-
[British]
A device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
(
autoclave
, steriliser
[British] , sterilizer
)
a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
