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roll with it
roll with it (third-person singular simple present rolls with it, present participle rolling with it, simple past and past participle rolled with it)
(idiomatic, slang) To deal with or accept unexpected changes or setbacks and cope with themThursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
sclera
The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer layer of the eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber.
In the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue. In the elderly, fatty deposits on the sclera can make it appear slightly yellow. People with dark skin can have naturally darkened sclerae, the result of melanin pigmentation.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Dobro
Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar.
Monday, March 25, 2024
Nine holes
Nine holes is a two-player abstract strategy game from different parts of the world and is centuries old. It was very popular in England. It is related to tic-tac-toe, but even more related to three men's morris, achi, tant fant, shisima, picaria, and dara, because pieces are moved on the board to create the 3 in a row. It is an alignment game.
The board is empty in the beginning. Players decide what colors to play, and who will start first. The game is then played through two stages:
- Drop phase
- Each player drops one piece per turn on any vacant space on the board. Players alternate their turns. Pieces cannot move until all three pieces have been dropped.
- Move phase
- After each player's three pieces have been dropped on the board, each player can move a piece to any vacant space on the board. Only one piece can be moved per turn.
Players can create the 3 in a row at either the drop phase or move phase, and win the game.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
talk nineteen to the dozen
to speak rapidly and without stopping
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