"Bitumen" is a word in ENGLISH
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons,
including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the
semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the
light, volatile naphthas.
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a
bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in
many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used
in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.
When your friend becomes a king, treat him first as a king, then let him choose you as a friend. Acting otherwise is suicidal. Familiarity is evil.
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I woke up, went for a walk, my head fell off and rolled away. I picked it up and put it on. A child walked up to me and said: "Good grief, where are your feet?" I must have left them in bed !
An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch.
Read the complete definitionTo raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above …
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