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eighth wonder	To see an incredibly impressive object	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
omega	The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Î©; lowercase: Ï‰.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
only the tip of the iceberg	Tip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverse	Before batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.	Rate it: (3.50 / 4 votes)
tip of the iceberg	Ocean Scientists assert in reference to an 'iceberg': The {tip} exposed portion, visible above the sea, is only one eighth of the actual size of this awesome natural phenomenon found in the polar seas of our planet Earth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)