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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of this "wound"
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would you tell me the meaning of this "wound"?
Valencia was a striking, tightly wound Colombian woman with a closetful of short skirts and a Singular talent for appalling her neighbors.
Thank you,
m
would you tell me the meaning of this "wound"?
Valencia was a striking, tightly wound Colombian woman with a closetful of short skirts and a Singular talent for appalling her neighbors.
Thank you,
m
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It's like the spring of an old fashioned watch. When it's applied to a person, it typically means that much of their energy is pent up. Perhaps, like a coiled rattlesnake ready to spring.
- It's like the spring of an old fashioned watch.
- When it's applied to a person, it typically means that much of their energy is pent up.
- Perhaps, like a coiled rattlesnake ready to spring.
- potential energy vs.
- kenetic energy Before batteries, we used to have "wind-up" toys, driven by a coil spring.
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It's like the spring of an old fashioned watch.
When it's applied to a person, it typically means that much of their energy is pent up.
Perhaps, like a coiled rattlesnake ready to spring.
potential energy vs. kenetic energy
Before batteries, we used to have "wind-up" toys, driven by a coil spring.
When the spring was tightly wound, the toy, when release
When it's applied to a person, it typically means that much of their energy is pent up.
Perhaps, like a coiled rattlesnake ready to spring.
potential energy vs. kenetic energy
Before batteries, we used to have "wind-up" toys, driven by a coil spring.
When the spring was tightly wound, the toy, when release
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