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  2. Glossary of caving and speleology - Wikipedia

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    Someone who explores caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caver Spelunking. Main article: Spelunking. Exploring caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caving Squeeze A tight passage. Stygofauna. Main article: Stygofauna. Small aquatic animals living in caves and aquifers. Sump. Main article: Sump (cave) A cave that is submerged under water.

  3. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    A synonym for "melody" (as in the terms "melodic line"). (See also bassline). line in. In an audio context, a "line in" is a jack found on mixers, guitar amplifiers, and recording devices. The "line in" jack allows a performer to add an input into a mixer, amplifier, or recording device. line out

  4. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  5. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  6. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    An offensive package which includes two tight ends, a full back and a half back. Similar to heavy jumbo, in which either the half back or the fullback is replaced by another tight end. In a goal line formation, Miami package, often one or more of the tight ends is actually a linebacker or an offensive lineman.

  7. The Chiefs embrace their role as the most-hated team before ...

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    Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have earned plenty of trophies the last six seasons, leading many NFL fans to root against them.

  8. Tight - Wikipedia

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    Skin-tight garment, a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension; Tights, a type of leg coverings fabric extending from the waist to feet; Tightlacing, the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset "Tighties", a slang term for tight cycling shorts. "Tighty-whiteys", American slang for men’s or boys' briefs

  9. Kernmantle rope - Wikipedia

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    For example, rope used in caving is generally exposed to increased abrasion, so the mantle is woven more tightly than rope used in climbing or rappelling. However, the resulting rope is cumbersome and difficult to tie knots in. Kernmantle construction may be used for both static and dynamic ropes. Static ropes are designed to allow relatively ...