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| a kind of crane with a movable pivoted arm for moving of lifting heavy weights |
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| an American plant of the daisy family that is widely cultivated for its bright showy flowers |
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| a knitted sweater fastening down the front, typically with long sleeves. |
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an unorthodox or independent-minded person
a person who refuses to conform to a particular party or group |
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| withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
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| f a person or their manner) slow and gloomy : a saturnine temperament. See note at glum . |
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| a redwood tree, esp. the California redwood |
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| an antibiotic typically used topically for skin and eye infections |
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| (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words |
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| hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to |
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| ( afghan) a woolen blanket or shawl, typically one knitted or crocheted in strips or squares. |
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| a game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across a net. |
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| fine soft wool, originally that from the Kashmir goat. |
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| a small dried fruit made from a seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely produced in California, and much used in cooking |
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| a dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears. |
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| a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typically blue, used for jeans, overalls, and other clothing. |
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| a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral |
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| a thick, creamy dressing consisting of egg yolks beaten with oil and vinegar and seasoned |
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| a semiprecious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue color, consisting of a hydrated hydroxyl phosphate of copper and aluminum |
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