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Grasping at straws...
- 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...
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focusing on a
single object,
without any interference, conceptualizing,
grasping, goal s****ing, or subject-object duality. This
practice is also po****r...
- have
grasping appendages similar in form to a hand such as paws, claws, and talons, but
these are not
scientifically considered to be
grasping hands...
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innate characteristic of the
perpetual cycle (samsara, lit. 'wandering') of
grasping at things,
ideas and
habits Samudaya (origin, arising, combination; "cause"):...
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Catalepsy (from
Ancient Gr**** katálēpsis, κατάληψις, "seizing,
grasping") is a
nervous condition characterized by
muscular rigidity and
fixity of posture...
- a pity that he can't
reveal the true face of Katse,
which he has been
grasping for a month. At that moment, Joe
comes storming in in
order to save Nambu...
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development of an enlarged,
keeled sternum and the alula, and the loss of
grasping hands. The
first large,
diverse lineage of short-tailed
avialans to evolve...
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recorded in most dictionaries) are a handheld,
hinged instrument used for
grasping and
holding objects.
Forceps are used when
fingers are too
large to grasp...
- of
Cleopatra with Antony. In this interpretation,
Cleopatra can be seen
grasping Antony and
drawing him
toward her
while a
serpent (i.e. the asp) rises...
