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Wie
properNoun
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Wie, Friesia
Lange
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noun
United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)
muss
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verb
make messy or untidy
the child mussed up my hair
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noun
(= mess, mussiness)
a state of confusion and disorderliness
the house was a mess
she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
ich
noun
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(ichthyology) Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius.
Ich
properNoun
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literal transcription of Freud’s German-language psychological term “Ich”, more often termed ego in English. See ego.
auf
noun
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(obsolete) A changeling or elf child; a child left by fairies.
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(obsolete) A deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf.
die
Verb
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If a person or animal dies, it stops living.
My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.
The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.
Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.
She died from being sick.
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If something dies, it stops existing.
The idea died once the money was all gone.
Rock and roll will never die.
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If a machine dies, it stops working.
The car died suddenly on the highway.
My computer died on me over the weekend.
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If you're dying for something, you want it very much.
I'm dying for a chance to meet him.
die
Noun
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A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.
die
Noun
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A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.
um
Interjection
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You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.
We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.
What she did isn't so, um, nice.
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You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.
Um, I don't think that works.
What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.
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You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.
"How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"
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You use um to get somebody's attention.
Um, excuse me! Are you busy?
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You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.
Um, did you just call me "stupid"?
nur
noun
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A hard knot in wood; a knur or knurl.
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(obsolete) A hard knob of wood used in playing hockey.
Nur
properNoun
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township in Qira, Hotan, Xinjiang, China
das
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noun
(= hyrax)
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
Zu
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noun
evil storm god represented as a black bird