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• plant the books —    obsolete to cheat at cards    The books were the playing cards and the planting was arranging the deck before dealing …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• obsolete — I. adjective Etymology: Latin obsoletus, from past participle of obsolescere to grow old, become disused, perhaps from ob toward + solēre to be accustomed Date: 1579 1. a. no longer in use or no longer useful < an obsolete word > b. of a kind or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• obsolete — adjective most of the machinery in their Somerville plant is obsolete obsolete hairstyles Syn: outdated, out of date, outmoded, old fashioned, démodé, passé, out of fashion; no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse, behind the times,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• plant genetic resources — Abbreviation: PGR The reproductive or vegetative propagating material of: 1. cultivated varieties (cultivars) in current use and newly developed varieties; 2. obsolete cultivars; 3. primitive cultivars (landraces); 4. wild and weed species, near… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not …   Wikipedia

• Island Station Power Plant — is a decommissioned coal power plant on the Mississippi River less than a mile up river from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. St. Paul Gas Light Company commissioned construction of the plant in 1921. In 1923, before construction was even complete …   Wikipedia

• Kursk Nuclear Power Plant — Infobox NPP Picture = Pic des = Country = Russia Utility = Rosenergoatom Built = June 1, 1972 Start = October 12, 1977 End = Reactor = 4 S Reactor = Reactor MW = 4,000 B Reactor = 1 B Reactor MW = 1000 r canceled = 1 r canceled mw = 1000 El Prod …   Wikipedia

• coral plant — noun 1. obsolete : a coral like a plant 2. a. : a much cultivated East Indian plant (Jatropha multifida) with showy scarlet flowers and deeply incised leaves b. : any plant of the genus Erythrina (especially E. corallodendron) …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|plant — «dihs PLANT, PLAHNT», transitive verb. 1. to uproot (a plant). 2. Obsolete. to dislodge (people) from their settlements or country …   Useful english dictionary

• Semiconductor fabrication plant — In the microelectronics industry a semiconductor fabrication plant (commonly called a fab) is a factory where devices such as integrated circuits are manufactured. A business that operates a semiconductor fab for the purpose of fabricating the… …   Wikipedia

• Property, Plant And Equipment - PP&E — A company asset that is vital to business operations but cannot be easily liquidated. The value of property, plant and equipment is typically depreciated over the estimated life of the asset, because even the longest term assets become obsolete… …   Investment dictionary