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Samme (1178 words)
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Lewis Carroll uses it often in dealing with Alice's growing and shrinking:
"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); "now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!"
Never knew that it have so many meanings! Especially to crush or compress - now I can use telescope in conversations and really confuse people....
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