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    This document defines and provides etymological information and example sentences for 7 words of varying lengths: 1. Surf, a late 17th century word referring to waves breaking on a shoreline. 2. Proof, from Middle English and Latin meaning an effort to establish truth, such as a test or trial. 3. Writhe, from Old English and other Germanic languages meaning to twist or wring something. 4. Missile, from French and Latin referring to any airborne object used as a weapon, like an arrow or bullet.

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    This document defines and provides etymological information and example sentences for 7 words of varying lengths: 1. Surf, a late 17th century word referring to waves breaking on a shoreline. 2. Proof, from Middle English and Latin meaning an effort to establish truth, such as a test or trial. 3. Writhe, from Old English and other Germanic languages meaning to twist or wring something. 4. Missile, from French and Latin referring to any airborne object used as a weapon, like an arrow or bullet.

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    Jubec

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    Salome Deejaysue
    This document defines and provides etymological information and example sentences for 7 words of varying lengths: 1. Surf, a late 17th century word referring to waves breaking on a shoreline. 2. Proof, from Middle English and Latin meaning an effort to establish truth, such as a test or trial. 3. Writhe, from Old English and other Germanic languages meaning to twist or wring something. 4. Missile, from French and Latin referring to any airborne object used as a weapon, like an arrow or bullet.

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    1. Surf /sɜːf/

    Word Origin late 17th cent.: apparently from obsolete suff, of unknown origin, perhaps influenced by
    the spelling of surge.

    Noun

    Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

    The sound of surf breaking on the beach

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    Proof /pɹuːf/

    From Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from ll. proba, from Latin probare; see prove.

    Noun

    An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test;
    a trial.

    He put in proof

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    Writhe /raɪð/

    From writhen, from wrīþan, from *wrīþaną 'to twist, turn' (compare Old High German rīdan 'to turn',
    Old Norse ríða 'to wind'), from ine-pro (compare Lithuanian riēsti 'to unbend, wind, roll').

    /raɪð/

    To twist, to wring (something).

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    Missile /ˈmɪsaɪl/
    From French missile, from Latin missilis, neuter missile, in plural missilia, from mittere.

    Noun

    Any object used as a weapon to hit the enemy or prey through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.

    They were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.

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