-oilcaken.Thesolidresiduethatisleftaftercertainoilyseeds,suchascottonseedandlinseed,havebeenpressedfreeoftheiroil.Itisgroundandusedascattlefeedorfertilizer.-oilern.1.Onethatoilsenginesormachinery.2.Nauticala.Anoiltanker.b.Ashipthatburnsoilasfuel.3.Seeoilcan.4.Seeoilwell.5.InformalAnoilskingarment.-oilglandn.1.Agland,suchasasebaceousgland,thatsecretsanoilysubstance.-oilslickn.Alayerofoilfloatingont...[
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-octantn.1.Oneeighthofacircle.2a.A45degreearc.b.Theareaenclosedbytworadiiata45degreeangleandtheintersectedarc.-octaven.1Musica.Theintervalofeightdiatonicdegreesbetweentwotonesofthesamename,thehigherofwhichhastwiceasmanyvibrationspersecondasthelower.b.Atonethatiseightdiatonicdegreesaboveorbelowanothergiventone.g.Theintervalbetweenanytwofrequencieshavingaratioof2to1.3.Agroupofseriesofeight.-octetn.2...[
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-oakumn.Loosehemporjutefiber,sometimestreatedwithtar,creosote,or
asphalt,usedchieflyforcaulkingseamsinwoodenshipsandpackingpipe
joints.
-oarfishn.Awidelydistributedmarinefishhavingaslendersilverybodyup
to11metersinlength,abrightreddorsalfinalongitsentirelength,and
anundulatingmotioninswimmingresemblingthatofasnake.
-oarlockn.Adevice,usuallyaU-shapedmetalhooponaswivelinthe...[
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Asonepartofthebodygetsheavy-anotherpartmustgetlight:Sometimesyour
opponentwillputcrushingtoppressureonyou.Fromunderneathitoftenfeels
likehisweightisimmovable.Beassuredhowever,thatasanopponentfocuses
hisweightandpressureinoneareaitcanonlybedonebysacrificingweight
andpressuresomewhereelse-yourjobistofindthatlighterareaanddoyour
workthere.Hereyoucanseeasituationwhereasmytrainingpartner...[
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OurheadcoachErictaughtonJul3.HewasadetectivewiththeRedwoodCityPoliceandopenedthegymwhenhewasapurplebeltinjiu-jitsu.Therewerealsokickboxing,JeetKuneDo,andKaliclassestaughtbycoachesGloverandKing.WiththepopularityoftheUFC,morestudentsenrolledtolearnjiu-jitsuandthegymstoppedofferingtheothermartialartstwoyearsago.ErichimselfmoveddowntoDallasandopenedhissecondJeanJacquesMachadodojo.Eachtimehecomesbackto...[
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-nucleicacidn.Anyofagroupofcomplexcompoundsfoundinalllivingcellsandviruses,composedofpurines,pyrimidines,carbohydrates,andphosphoricacid.NucleicacidsintheformofDNAandRNAcontrolcellularfunctionandheredity.-nudge1tr.v.1.Topushagainstgently,especiallyinordertogainattentionorgiveasignal.2.Tocomecloseto;near:"Thetemperaturewasnudging105degreesintheshade."n.Agentlepush.-nudge2ornudzhornoodgeSl...[
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IstartedinJune2021,toshowmykidthathardworkpays.Ithasforme.ThefirstyearwasthetoughestasIstruggledtoadapt.Thenitbecameenjoyableand,overtime,alife-style.AftermypromotioninNov2022woreoff,I'vegrownintoaconfidentbluebelt.Iwasalsocurious:at48,couldIdoBJJandwhatwouldIget?Iwasalreadykettlebell-strong(formybodyweight,ofcourse):havingreached40kginPavel'sSimpleandSinisterprogram.RunningultrasinXerospo...[
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-nonusern.Onewhorefrainsfromtheuseofsomething,asofnarcoticdrugsoralcohol.-noodle2n.Slang1.Thehumanhead.2.Aweak,foolish,orstupidperson.-noodle3intr.v.SlangToimprovisemusiconaninstrumentinanidle,haphazardfashion.-nookyornookien.VulgarSlagSexualintercourse.-nopaln.1.AnyofvariouscactiofthegeneraNopaleaorOpuntia,includingthepricklypearandsimilarspecies.2.Thefleshy,oval,ediblepadofsuchacactus.-nor'e...[
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-nitrogencyclen.1.EcologyThecirculationofnitrogeninnature,consistingofacycleofchemicalreactionsinwhichatmosphericnitrogeniscompounded,dissolvedinrain,anddepositedinthesoil,whereitisassimilatedandmetabolizedbybacteriaandplants,eventuallyreturningtotheatmospherebybacterialdecompositionoforganicmatter.-nitwitn.Astupidorsillyperson.-nix2Slangn.Nothing.adv.Notso;no.tr.v.Toforbid,refuse,orveto:Congressn...[
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IcountedmyyearsanddiscoveredthatIhave
lesstimetolivegoingforwardthanIhaveliveduntilnow.
Ihavemorepastthanfuture.
Ifeelliketheboywhoreceivedabowlofcandies.
Thefirstones,heateungracious,
butwhenherealizedtherewereonlyafewleft,
hebegantotastethemdeeply.
Idonothavetimetodealwithmediocrity.
Idonotwanttobeinmeetingswhereparadeinflamedegos.
Iambotheredbytheenvious,w...[
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