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n. Syn. wit; satire
(سخرية) cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony


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a. Syn. soaked; drenched
(المشبعة) soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full


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n.
(نكسة) unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage


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ad. Syn. steeply; suddenly; abruptly
(بحدة) steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely


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v. Syn. destroy; break up
(تحطيم) destroy; break up; break into many pieces


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n.
(حصى) small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of small water; worn stones and pebbles


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n.
(حجر) any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses


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n.
(الذبح) act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage


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v.
(تشريب) cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously


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v. Syn. seam; weld
(لحام) repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead


Spelling Word: solder