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1. Definition: 1. a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

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1. Definition: 1. a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

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1. Definition: 1. Strong malt liquor.

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1. Definition: 1. have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"

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1. Definition: 1. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"

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1. Definition: 1. criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

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1. Definition: 1. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

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1. Definition: 1. a pen for swine

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1. Definition: 1. a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

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1. Definition: 1. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"

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1. Definition: 1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

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1. Definition: 1. To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other.

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1. Definition: 1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

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1. Definition: 1. an indication of damage

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1. Definition: 1. have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"

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1. Definition: 1. (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

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1. Definition: 1. joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

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1. Definition: 1. thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

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1. Definition: 1. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

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1. Definition: 1. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

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1. Definition: 1. stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

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1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

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1. Definition: 1. make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

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1. Definition: 1. roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

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1. Definition: 1. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

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1. Definition: 1. form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"

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1. Definition: 1. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

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1. Definition: 1. furnish with tools

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1. Definition: 1. color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

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1. Definition: 1. a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"

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1. Definition: 1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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1. Definition: 1. coarse curly-leafed cabbage

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1. Definition: 1. have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"

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1. Definition: 1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

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1. Definition: 1. Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anythi

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1. Definition: 1. a raised or strengthened seam

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1. Definition: 1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"

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1. Definition: 1. a small cut

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1. Definition: 1. a coarse file with sharp pointed projections

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1. Definition: 1. sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

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1. Definition: 1. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

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1. Definition: 1. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"

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1. Definition: 1. the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)

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1. Definition: 1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

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1. Definition: 1. United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)

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1. Definition: 1. a bird's foot

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1. Definition: 1. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

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1. Definition: 1. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

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1. Definition: 1. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

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1. Definition: 1. a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

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1. Definition: 1. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

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1. Definition: 1. produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"

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1. Definition: 1. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

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1. Definition: 1. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"

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1. Definition: 1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

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1. Definition: 1. (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"

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1. Definition: 1. feed pigs

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1. Definition: 1. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

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1. Definition: 1. walk without lifting the feet

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1. Definition: 1. a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"

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1. Definition: 1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of burning with steam or hot water

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1. Definition: 1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

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1. Definition: 1. a person who is owned by someone

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1. Definition: 1. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

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1. Definition: 1. the rattling noise produced when snoring

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1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

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1. Definition: 1. cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"

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1. Definition: 1. dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"

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1. Definition: 1. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

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1. Definition: 1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"

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1. Definition: 1. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

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1. Definition: 1. remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"

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1. Definition: 1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

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1. Definition: 1. drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

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1. Definition: 1. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"

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1. Definition: 1. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

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1. Definition: 1. communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"

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1. Definition: 1. cause injuries or bodily harm to

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1. Definition: 1. a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

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1. Definition: 1. pronounce with a nasal twang

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1. Definition: 1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

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1. Definition: 1. the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"

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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. cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"

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1. Definition: 1. fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

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1. Definition: 1. informal terms for money

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1. Definition: 1. money

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1. Definition: 1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"

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1. Definition: 1. cut a rectangular groove into

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1. Definition: 1. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"

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1. Definition: 1. subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"

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1. Definition: 1. a machine for excavating

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1. Definition: 1. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

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1. Definition: 1. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

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1. Definition: 1. fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

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1. Definition: 1. cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"

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1. Definition: 1. poor handwriting

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1. Definition: 1. In dentistry a type of crown applied to a tooth's surface

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1. Definition: 1. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

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1. Definition: 1. criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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1. Definition: 1. a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

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1. Definition: 1. an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

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1. Definition: 1. a coarse sieve (as for gravel)

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1. Definition: 1. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

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1. Definition: 1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

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1. Definition: 1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

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1. Definition: 1. dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

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1. Definition: 1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

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1. Definition: 1. a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

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1. Definition: 1. deem wrong or inappropriate;

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1. Definition: 1. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

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1. Definition: 1. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

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1. Definition: 1. stain (skin) with indelible color

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1. Definition: 1. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"

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1. Definition: 1. fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

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1. Definition: 1. animal hunted or caught for food

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1. Definition: 1. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;

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1. Definition: 1. dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

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1. Definition: 1. make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"

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1. Definition: 1. informal terms for money

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1. Definition: 1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

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1. Definition: 1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

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1. Definition: 1. uttering in an irritated tone

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1. Definition: 1. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

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1. Definition: 1. a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

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1. Definition: 1. Tear

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1. Definition: 1. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

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1. Definition: 1. a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below

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1. Definition: 1. appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

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1. Definition: 1. an irregularly shaped spot

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1. Definition: 1. irritation

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1. Definition: 1. apply (paint) in small dots or strokes

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1. Definition: 1. marked with stria or striations

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1. Definition: 1. break up; "scarify soil"

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1. Definition: 1. work with a tool

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1. Definition: 1. the act of puncturing or perforating

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1. Definition: 1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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1. Definition: 1. write carelessly

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1. Definition: 1. a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

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1. Definition: 1. insert punctuation marks into

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1. Definition: 1. a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light

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1. Definition: 1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

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1. Definition: 1. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"

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1. Definition: 1. a stock or supply of foods

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1. Definition: 1. Ceases

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1. Definition: 1. inflict a trauma upon

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1. Definition: 1. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

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