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111concentrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. distill, condense, consolidate; intensify, fix, aim, focus; converge, center, localize; collect, assemble, gather. See assemblage, convergence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring or come together] Syn.… …
112concentrate — v. a. 1. Condense, bring into a small compass, bring toward a central point. 2. Boil down, reduce by evaporation, rectify, reduce to extreme purity and strength …
113concentration — n. 1. Condensation, compression into a small compass, collection upon a single point. 2. Reduction by evaporation …
114in a nut-shell — In a small compass, in nuce …
115in nuce — [L.] In a nutshell, in a small compass …
116epitomise — /əˈpɪtəmaɪz/ (say uh pituhmuyz) verb (t) (epitomised, epitomising) 1. to be the personification of: to epitomise all that is good in humankind. 2. Rare to contain in small compass. 3. Rare to make an epitome of. Also, epitomize. –epitomiser, noun …
117Claude Lor|rain mirror — Claude Lor|rain glass or Claude Lor|rain mirror «KLD luh RAYN», a dark or colored, slightly convex mirror for bringing into small compass the features of a landscape, so called from the fancied similarity of its effects to the pictures of Claude… …
118Claude Lor|rain glass — or Claude Lor|rain mirror «KLD luh RAYN», a dark or colored, slightly convex mirror for bringing into small compass the features of a landscape, so called from the fancied similarity of its effects to the pictures of Claude Lorrain, 1600 1682, a… …
119fret saw — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com + passus pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.] 1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. [1913 Webster] They fetched a compass of seven day s …
120keyhole saw — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com + passus pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.] 1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. [1913 Webster] They fetched a compass of seven day s …
