In the mid-’30s, at the edge of the Great Depression, moral backlash—sometimes disguised as economic conservatism but usually explicit in its bigotry—shut down many of these clubs and formally criminalized ga
For example, a spring (not shown) which is connected at one end to housing 13 and at the other end to disposal drawer 37 may serve to resiliently bias disposal drawer 37 closed in a gradual manner (i.e., without forcefully slamming disposal drawer 37 shut). Using flange 39-3 as a ...
my yells were loud and guttural. they trailed off into sobs that made ryan’s heart hurt. my eyes were clinched shut for minutes, maybe hours, at a time. blacking out the waves of intensity coursing through my body. after four hours of this, i was almost seven centimeters. three more...
“James always had a vision and he always talked about being successful. When he came to America he only had $1,000 in his pocket. But he always had schemes to make money,” says Jakuan Melendez, a former Parachute employee who became the manager of Union and is the founder of the p...
9. The sock squabble: "I started to get suspicious that my college roommates were taking my socks, since the dresser where I kept them was right by my bedroom door, which was right by the front door. It sounds crazy, but I'm particular about how I shut my drawers, and I'd consta...
to toss, fold, shut, etc., smartly, roughly, or noisily. 9. Phonetics. to pronounce (a sound) with articulation resembling that of a flap: The British often flap their r’s. noun 10. something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:...
make shut, Chiefly Pennsylvania German. to close: Make the door shut. noun 48. the style or manner in which something is made; form; build. 49. production with reference to the manufacturer; brand: our own make. 50. disposition; character; nature. 51. the act or process of making. 52...