THE THINNER THE ICE, THE MORE ANXIOUS IS EVERYONE TO SEE WHETHER IT WILL BEAR

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Чем тоньше лед, тем больше всем хочется узнать, выдержит ли он. Billings (Биллингс).

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IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
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THINNER — mas daut;mas hihit;mas lasaw;mas nipis;mas niwang
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THINNER — noun Date: 1832 one that thins
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EVERYONE — pronoun Date: 13th century every person ; everybody
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WILL — I. _wəl, _(ə)l, (|)wil verb ( past would _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d ; or archaic second singular wouldst _wə]dzt, (|)wu̇], ]dst, …
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WHETHER — I. |(h)wethə(r) also (|)(h)wəth- pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which …
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THINNER — I. thinner comparative of thin II. thin·ner ˈthinə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: thin (IV) + -er : one that …
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SEE
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MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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ICE — I. ˈīs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old …
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ANXIOUS — ˈaŋ(k)shəs, ˈaiŋ- adjective Etymology: Latin anxius, from angere to strangle, distress — more at anger 1. : characterized by extreme …
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WHETHER — (conj.) In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others …
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THINNER — (n.) One who thins, or makes thinner.
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EVERYONE — (n.) Everybody; -- commonly separated, every one.
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ANXIOUS — (a.) Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
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ANXIOUS — (a.) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
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THINNER — ( n. ) One who thins, or makes thinner.
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EVERYONE — ( n. ) Everybody; -- commonly separated, every one.
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ANXIOUS — ( a. ) Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in …
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WILL — will 1 /wil/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. will , 2nd will or ( Archaic ) …
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WHETHER — /hwedh"euhr, wedh"-/ , conj. 1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the …
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THINNER — thinner 1 /thin"euhr/ , n. 1. a volatile liquid, as turpentine, used to dilute paint, varnish, rubber cement, etc., to …
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ICE — — iceless , adj. — icelike , adj. /uys/ , n. , v. , iced, icing , adj. n. 1. …
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EVERYONE — /ev"ree wun', -weuhn/ , pron. every person; everybody. [ 1175-1225; ME everichon. See EVERY, ONE ] Usage . See each …
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BEAR — bear 1 /bair/ , v. , bore or ( Archaic ) bare; borne or born; bearing . v.t. 1. to …
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ANXIOUS — — anxiously , adv. — anxiousness , n. /angk"sheuhs, ang"-/ , adj. 1. full of mental distress or uneasiness because …
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THINNER — n. substance acting to thin or dilute another (especially paint)
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EVERYONE — pron. each person
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SEE — I. ˈsē verb ( saw ˈsȯ ; seen ˈsēn ; see·ing ˈsē-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; …
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ICE — I. ˈīs noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs …
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BEAR — I. ˈber noun ( plural bears ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bere, from Old English bera; akin to …
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THINNER — noun Date: 1832 : one that thins ; specifically : a volatile liquid (as turpentine) used especially to thin paint
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EVERYONE — pronoun Date: 13th century : every person : everybody
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ANXIOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin anxius; akin to Latin angere to strangle, distress — more at anger Date: circa 1616 1. : …
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THINNER — noun one who thins, or makes thinner.
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SEE — noun a seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. 2. see ·vi to be attentive; to take …
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MORE — adv with a verb or participle. 2. more ·noun a hill. 3. more ·noun a root. 4. more ·superl greater; …
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ICE — noun concreted sugar. 2. ice ·noun any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice. 3. ice ·vt to …
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EVERYONE — noun everybody; commonly separated, every one.
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BEAR
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EVERYONE — ■ pronoun every person.
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WILL — [will] vb, past would pres sing & pl will [ME (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE wille (infin. …
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WHETHER — [wheth.er] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaether, hwether; akin to OHG hwedar which of two, L uter, Gk poteros, OE hwa …
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THINNER — [thin.ner] n (1832): one that thins; specif: a volatile liquid (as turpentine) used esp. to thin paint
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SEE — [see] vb saw ; seen ; see.ing [ME seen, fr. OE seon; akin to OHG sehan to see and perh. …
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ICE — [ice] n, often attrib [ME is, fr. OE is; akin to OHG is ice, Av isu- icy] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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ICE — solid substance produced by the freezing of water vapour or liquid water. At temperatures below 0 C (32 F), water …
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WHETHER — whether BrE AmE ˈweð ə ˈhweð- AmE \ - ə r
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THINNER — thinner BrE AmE ˈθɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ thinner|s z
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ICE — ice BrE AmE aɪs ▷ iced aɪst ▷ ices ˈaɪs ɪz -əz ▷ icing ˈaɪs ɪŋ ▶ ˈ ice age …
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EVERYONE — everyone BrE AmE ˈev ri wʌn § \ -wɒn
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WHETHER — / ˈweðə(r); NAmE / conjunction 1. used to express a doubt or choice between two possibilities : He seemed undecided …
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THINNER — / ˈθɪnə(r); NAmE / noun [ U , C ] a substance that is added to paint, varnish , etc. …
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SEE — / siː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( saw / sɔː; NAmE / seen / siːn; NAmE /) …
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MORE — / mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the comparative of 'much', 'a …
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ICE — / aɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] water that has frozen and become solid …
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EVERYONE — / ˈevriwʌn; NAmE / (also every·body ) pronoun every person; all people : Everyone cheered and clapped. Everyone has a …
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WILL — I. will 1 S1 W1 /wɪl/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form won’t ) [ Language: Old English …
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WHETHER — wheth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈweðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwæther , hwether …
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THINNER — thin ‧ ner /ˈθɪnə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ thinness , ↑ thinner …
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SEE — I. see 1 S1 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense saw /sɔː $ sɒː/, past participle seen /siːn/) …
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MORE — I. more 1 S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
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