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grande surfacea hypermarketRate it:

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beneath the surfaceBeyond what is obvious.Rate it:

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grande surfacea large surfaceRate it:

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horizontal dancingSexual intercourse.Rate it:

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horizontal joggingsexual intercourseRate it:

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horizontal mamboSexual intercourse.Rate it:

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horizontal refreshmentssexual intercourseRate it:

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horizontal tangoSexual intercourse.Rate it:

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paralaje horizontalParalaje geocéntrico de un cuerpo celeste en el momento de tocar el horizonte visibleRate it:

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scratch beneath the surfaceTo look or see beyond what is obvious.Rate it:

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scratch the surfaceTo barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.Rate it:

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Scratch the SurfaceJust begin to get involved in any matter, just bother to deal with things at surfaceRate it:

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a silver lining is not made of silverWhat appears on the surface is not necessarily true.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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draw onTo sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.Rate it:

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fish glassViewing device with glass at one end for surface-viewing of fish underwater.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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beam upTo be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.Rate it:

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diamond in the roughA person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.Rate it:

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fall overTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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rise upTo rise to the surface.Rate it:

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snail mailLetter Mail, or Surface-Delivered Mail By United States Postal ServiceRate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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(se) ex aqua emergereto come to the surface.Rate it:

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bob upTo rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there.Rate it:

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bubble upTo emerge; To reach the surface.Rate it:

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buff outTo remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.Rate it:

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build uponTo form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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clayA tennis court surface.Rate it:

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colon ascendenteParte del intestino grueso que en el hombre continúa después del ciego por el lado derecho del abdomen por unos 20 cm y es seguido por el colon transverso que es horizontal.Rate it:

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crop outTo appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal.Rate it:

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dragTo pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.Rate it:

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dub outTo fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.Rate it:

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dump outTo empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.Rate it:

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freeze overTo freeze on the surface.Rate it:

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glance offTo strike a surface and be deflectedRate it:

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gold platea thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic methodRate it:

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grateA horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.Rate it:

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inside outWith the inside surface turned to be on the outside.Rate it:

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jam sandwich(from the common UK colour scheme of white with a red reflective horizontal band) A police car.Rate it:

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knife-edgeA piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.Rate it:

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lick upTo consume something by first licking it from a surface.Rate it:

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main sequence A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Rate it:

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paste upTo display on a wall, kiosk, or other prominent surface, using adhesive.Rate it:

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pitA small surface hole or depression, a fossa.Rate it:

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