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English Definitions
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English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)
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(physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced
hooked
curved down like an eagle's beak
hooked
addicted to a drug
hooked
having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)
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United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
Hooker
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English theologian (1554-1600)
hooker
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a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
hooker
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a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
hooker
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(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
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green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
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a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado
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a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
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