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heavy 1. having a relatively high density 2. (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy 3. (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials 4. cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain 5. (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element 6. Horse racing (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy 7. a. a villainous role b. an actor who plays such a part 8. Scot strong bitter beer How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "If he wasn't so big and heavy I would get him for you," remarked the Stork. Sun Tzu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, with provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day. Tearfully they cast a last look at the shattered tomb of their master, shouldered the heavy burden of gold that would at least furnish comfort, if not happiness, to their bereaved and beloved mistress, and made their mournful way back across the desolate valley of Opar, and downward through the forests beyond toward the distant bungalow. |
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