Jockey for Position

Clarence W.
I have my VT set to display words from English, German, and Spanish. Sometimes words with few English synonyms will have many synonyms in a different language. These are words that have so many synonyms, from some combination of the three languages, that they take a while to "settle" after VT displays them.
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  1. moron
    a person of subnormal intelligence
  2. run
    move fast by using one's feet
  3. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
  4. pack
    a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
  5. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  6. show
    make visible or noticeable
  7. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
  8. face
    the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin
  9. home
    where you live at a particular time
  10. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
  11. see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
  12. walk
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
  13. feel
    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
  14. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  15. cover
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  16. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
  17. play
    engage in recreational activities rather than work
  18. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  19. go
    change location
  20. fix
    restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  21. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
  22. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
  23. make
    perform or carry out
  24. stand
    be standing; be upright
  25. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
Created on Thu Feb 12 16:06:17 EST 2009 (updated Thu Feb 12 17:26:54 EST 2009)

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