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Grasping at straws...
-
articulated structures at the
entrance of the mouth,
typically used for
grasping and mani****ting food. The term jaws is also
broadly applied to the whole...
- use
their limbs for walking,
running and jumping, swimming, climbing,
grasping,
touching and striking. All
tetrapods have four
limbs that are organized...
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alternating between right and left limbs. Each
stroke is
accompanied by a
grasping motion of the
claws as if the cat were
kneading dough. The cat
exerts firm...
- (ophioûkhos),
meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is
commonly represented as a man
grasping a snake. The
serpent is
represented by the
constellation Serpens. Ophiuchus...
- the p****ions, the "blowing out" or "quenching" of the
activity of the
grasping mind and its
related unease.
Nirvana is the goal of many
Buddhist paths...
- is the
quality of an
appendage or
organ that has
adapted for
grasping or holding.
Grasping is
often preceded by reaching,
which is
highly dependent on...
- The
Gripping Hand is a
science fiction novel by
American writers Larry Niven and
Jerry Pournelle,
published in 1993. A
sequel to
their 1974 work The Mote...
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Prehensility is the
quality of an
appendage or
organ that has
adapted for
grasping or holding. The word is
derived from the
Latin term prehendere, meaning...
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pistol grip
mounted on the fore-end of a long-barrel firearm,
designed for
grasping by the
frontal support hand (or "off hand").
Forward grips aid in the maneuverability...
