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| at times |
occasionally or sometimes. |
| bodega |
in Hispanic communities, a small grocery store, occasionally combined with a wine shop. [1/2 definitions] |
| consommé |
a clear broth made from meat or occasionally vegetables. |
| duck3 |
(pl.) pants, or occasionally other garments, made of duck. [1/2 definitions] |
| duple |
in music, having two or occasionally a multiple of two beats per measure. [1/2 definitions] |
| enthrone |
to give (someone) the office and authority of a king or, occasionally, a bishop. [1/3 definitions] |
| every now and then |
on some occasions, but not frequently or regularly; occasionally. |
| every once in a while |
from time to time; occasionally. |
| every so often |
from time to time; occasionally. |
| flying saucer |
any of various bright disk-shaped objects occasionally seen hovering or flying at high altitudes, often presumed to be spacecraft from another world; UFO. |
| from time to time |
occasionally; sometimes but not frequently. |
| meteoroid |
matter, ranging in mass from a speck to thousands of tons, that travels through outer space and occasionally passes through the earth's atmosphere. |
| now and again |
sometimes; occasionally. |
| now and then |
sometimes but not regularly; occasionally. |
| once in a while |
sometimes but not very often; occasionally. |
| pied-à-terre |
(French) an apartment or other dwelling kept permanently but used only occasionally as needed. |
| seldom |
rarely; infrequently; occasionally. |
| sometimes |
now and then; occasionally. |
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