Allen Definition–noun | 2. | Ethan, 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” of Vermont. | | 3. | Fred (John Florence Sullivan ), 1894–1956, U.S. comedian. | | 4. | Frederick Lewis, 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor. | | 5. | Gracie (Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen), 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns). | | 6. | Richard, 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. | | 7. | William, 1532–1594, English Catholic cardinal in exile. | | 9. | Woody (Allen Stewart Konigsberg), born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker. | |
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Shoe Definition–noun | 1. | an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle. | | 2. | an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. | | 3. | a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal. | | 4. | a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc. | | 6. | the outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire. | | 7. | a drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle. | | 8. | a part having a larger area than the end of an object on which it fits, serving to disperse or apply its weight or thrust. | | 9. | the sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail. | | 10. | Civil Engineering. | a. | a member supporting one end of a truss or girder in a bridge. | | b. | a hard and sharp foot of a pile or caisson for piercing underlying soil. | | | 11. | a small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor. | | 12. | the outwardly curved portion at the base of a downspout. | | 13. | a piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut. | | 14. | a device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached. | <
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| 22. | to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes. | | 23. | to protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like. | —Idioms | 24. | drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun. | | 25. | fill someone's shoes, to take the place and assume the obligations of another person: She felt that no stepmother could ever hope to fill her late mother's shoes. | | 26. | in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another: I wouldn't like to be in his shoes. | | 27. | the shoe is on the other foot, the circumstances are reversed; a change of places has occurred: Now that we are rich and they are poor the shoe is on the other foot. | | 28. | where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry. | |
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North Kitsap Herald - Found Nov. 19, 2008
11:30 a.m. each Wednesday, 700 Iverson St. in ... readers help zoo animals tie the shoe slaces on ... will feature the quintessential Woody ...
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WHAT'S GOING ON | Kitsap a&e Calendar for the week of Nov. 12-19
North Kitsap Herald - Found Nov. 12, 2008
11:30 a.m. each Wednesday, 700 Iverson St. in ... readers help zoo animals tie the shoe slaces on ... will feature the quintessential Woody ...
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Iverson never The Answer for Nuggets
Scripps Howard News Service - Found Nov. 4, 2008
... long nightmare -- or rather short dream as it applies to Allen Iverson himself and to his ... were like a single sock fighting over the same ...
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Jerry Zgoda's short takes: Nov. 9
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Found Nov. 8, 2008
Denver veteran Kenyon Martin on the five-player trade that sent Allen Iverson to Detroit and brought ... night wore a special-edition adidas shoe ...
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Kicks On Court - November 2nd, 2008
Nice Kicks - Air Force Ones, Air Jordans history & release dates. - Found Nov. 3, 2008
... year…no not his basketball game…his shoe game. ... Nike Shox Slam TB. Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Allen Iverson looking ...
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Nuggets season preview part 2
Examiner-Denver - Found Oct. 29, 2008
... game (I still remember throwing a shoe across ... kicking a ball into the stands like Nick Nolte in 'Blue Chips.' Allen Iverson will realize ...
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Nuggets report: Anthony-James, round 10
Rocky Mountain News - Found Nov. 13, 2008
... belief guard Chauncey Billups will mesh better with Anthony than Allen Iverson, who was traded ... * Anthony's latest shoe, the Brand Jordan ...
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Iverson wasn't The Answer for Nuggets
Rocky Mountain News - Found Nov. 4, 2008
... long nightmare - or rather short dream as it applies to Allen Iverson himself and to his ... were like a single sock fighting over the same ...
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Syracuse, still loves Melo; A.I. is hurting
Rocky Mountain News - Found Oct. 18, 2008
Meanwhile, guard Allen Iverson had his right shoe off because of an injury. Iverson, who returned after missing two games with a sore left knee...
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Kevin Armstrong: Boston College's Raji back on the field after ...
SI.com - Found Oct. 24, 2008
'I wasn't going to be Allen Iverson.' The son of two Pentecostal pastors, Raji concentrated on ... see B.J., foot soldiers from the shoe companies
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