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• skew — /skju / (say skyooh) verb (i) 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. 3. to drive a skewnail. –verb (t) 4. to give an oblique direction to; shape or form obliquely. 5. Carpentry to drive (a nail)… …  

• toe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English to, from Old English tā; akin to Old High German zēha toe Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) one of the terminal members of the vertebrate foot (2) the fore end of a foot or hoof b. a terminal segment of a limb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• toe — toeless, adj. toelike, adj. /toh/, n., v., toed, toeing. n. 1. one of the terminal digits of the human foot. 2. an analogous part in certain animals. 3. the forepart of the foot or hoof of a horse or the like. 4. the forepart of anything worn on… …   Universalium

• toenail — /toh nayl /, n. 1. a nail of a toe. 2. Carpentry. a nail driven obliquely. 3. Print. Slang. a parenthesis. v.t. 4. Carpentry. to secure with oblique nailing. [1835 45; TOE + NAIL] * * * …   Universalium

• retinaculum — A frenum, or a retaining band or ligament. [L. a band, a halter, fr. retineo, to hold back] antebrachial flexor r. thickening of distal antebrachial fascia just proximal to radiocarp …   Medical dictionary

• toenail — toe•nail [[t]ˈtoʊˌneɪl[/t]] n. 1) anat. the nail of a toe 2) bui a nail driven obliquely to secure a piece of wood to a beam 3) bui to secure with oblique nailing • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

• Foot — For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). Foot …   Wikipedia

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium

• line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of …   Medical dictionary

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• History of electromagnetism — The history of electromagnetism, that is the human understanding and recorded use of electromagnetic forces, dates back over two thousand years ago, see Timeline of electromagnetism. The ancients must have been acquainted with the effects of… …   Wikipedia