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1. Definition: 1. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

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1. Definition: 1. a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"

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1. Definition: 1. a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

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1. Definition: 1. wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

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1. Definition: 1. criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

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1. Definition: 1. pile in ricks; "rick hay"

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1. Definition: 1. an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

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1. Definition: 1. move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

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1. Definition: 1. a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"

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1. Definition: 1. provide with a tube or insert a tube into

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1. Definition: 1. a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"

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1. Definition: 1. enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"

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1. Definition: 1. a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)

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1. Definition: 1. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"

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1. Definition: 1. an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

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1. Definition: 1. any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

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1. Definition: 1. a long flexible snout as of an elephant

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1. Definition: 1. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

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1. Definition: 1. moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"

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1. Definition: 1. leaves without transport.

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1. Definition: 1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

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1. Definition: 1. material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

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1. Definition: 1. a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.

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1. Definition: 1. the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

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1. Definition: 1. a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"

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1. Definition: 1. sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop

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1. Definition: 1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

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1. Definition: 1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

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1. Definition: 1. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

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1. Definition: 1. a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"

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1. Definition: 1. a bed supporting a road

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1. Definition: 1. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

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1. Definition: 1. the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"

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1. Definition: 1. the shore of a sea or ocean

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1. Definition: 1. transport by railroad

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1. Definition: 1. the shore of a sea or ocean

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1. Definition: 1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

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1. Definition: 1. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

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1. Definition: 1. a workplace where ships are built or repaired

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1. Definition: 1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

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1. Definition: 1. the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia

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1. Definition: 1. a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

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1. Definition: 1. wander from a direct or straight course

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1. Definition: 1. a mass of snow heaped up by the wind

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1. Definition: 1. the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

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1. Definition: 1. a road, path, or railway with alternate sharp ascents and descents.

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1. Definition: 1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

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