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(figuratively) A set of items (concepts, links, or otherwise) that can be packed and unpacked cognitively, or their representation as a set of virtual objects.
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(video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
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(countable) A lining in the backbone of a book.
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The flap of a dust jacket that folds around the back cover of a book.
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(dated, fandom slang) Back cover of a book, magazine or similar medium.
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(idiomatic, informal) A thing which serves to attract or summon something.
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A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.
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Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
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A simple device for binding a few to many sheets of paper, leaving the sheets intact; a strip of spring steel bent into the shape of an isosceles triangle with loops at the apex.
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(informal, with "the") A stage (as in a theater).
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A machine or substance used to make a bond, or a person who uses such.
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Alternative spelling of bookending
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A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
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A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
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(historical) A continuous scroll bearing the text of a book and able to be rolled up into a cylinder.
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(printing, historical) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).
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A miniature cast or mould.
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(countable) One of these pieces of paper.
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(Britain) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
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A device for tightening or binding chains.
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A key adapted to open only one of a set of locks; distinguished from a master key.
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One who carries the keys to a place; a keyholder.
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(military) The amalgamation and implementation of the armed forces for joint operations.
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A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
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To flatten a book during binding
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(UK, law, obsolete) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll.
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The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
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A freebie, such as a compact disc, mounted on the cover of a magazine.
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Alternative form of digipak [A form of jewel case for holding one or more CDs or DVDs whose outer cover is made of card rather than plastic.]
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(obsolete) The back of a book.
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Alternative form of draft board [(US) A board that registers and selects men of military age in the event of conscription in the United States.]
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(television) The logo or image that concludes an ident sequence.
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An advertisement, flyer, or other unsolicited printed material contained in an envelope received by mail.
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(heraldry, obsolete) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, anciently placed above the shield and supporting the crest.
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(historical) A plaque mounted outside a house, bearing the emblem of the insurance company, as a guide for the fire brigade.
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The act of establishing and maintaining a geofence around an area.
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The operation of equipment by hand.
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A board that displays the names of distinguished people and the feat performed by them - typically at a school or a sports venue
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(architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
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An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.
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(humorous) An imaginary item said to be possessed by anyone who is locked outdoors.
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An ornamental key sometimes given as a symbol of a freedom of the city.
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Alternative form of keykeeper [The holder of a key.]
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One who, or that which, keys.
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A device or component for holding a key.
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Alternative form of keys to the kingdom [(idiomatic) A resource, usually information or knowledge, the possession of which gives the possessor access to power.]
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(engineering) An instrument for keyseating.
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(countable) A case used for carrying written letters.
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one who practices locksmithing
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(of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.
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(archaic) Which can be moved by hand.
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A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.
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(historical) A small block, often carved with steps, used for mounting or dismounting a horse at a pub, courthouse etc.
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(informal) A committee of questioners set up to review a proposal and/or to help someone prepare for a difficult oral examination.
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A key for entering a house or other building.
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A roll of parchment; a record kept on parchment.
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A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
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A remote-control device used to unlock a car without having to put the keys into the lock.
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A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc.
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A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
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An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
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Part of a lock that permanently prevents unlocking when some condition is met, intended to frustrate attempts to break through.
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A folder in which punched pieces of paper may be held by means of clamps running through the holes in the paper.
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(historical) An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.
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An official or public document; a register; a record.
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(thieves' cant, obsolete) A stolen piece of Irish linen.
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(British spelling) A programme (of work etc.) which is planned to be carried out and spread over a period of time, i.e. not all at once.
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Rolls of Parliament or Parliamentary Roll, from the Latin "Rotuli Parliamentarii". Manuscript parchment rolls recording Acts of the English Parliament.
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A document in the form of a small roll, especially one that forms part of a larger roll.
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A roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record.
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A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
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A clear plastic sleeve for documents.
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(automotive) Alternative form of short block [(automotive) An engine subassembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket but above the oil pan (and including neither).]
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Alternative form of side chain [(audio) To use auxiliary audio input in that manner.]
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A removable protective covering for a book etc
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A box, open on one end, for keeping a set of books together.
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A circular piece of slippery material used by turntable disk jockeys instead of the traditional rubber mat, allowing a record to be manipulated while the platter continues to rotate underneath.
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(journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.
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(of a book) Having a flexible binding of card or similar; softback.
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The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
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To mark as the sticker price
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A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
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A key for winding a watch in which the head is released if an attempt is made to turn it backwards.
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(UK) The recreational activity of searching for trigpoints.
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(transitive, music) To play (a record) using a turntable.
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A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.
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A recreational activity involving the finding and logging of points of interest, usually with a GPS receiver and digital camera.
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A person or tool that produces wireframes.
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Alternative spelling of wood block
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A desk at which someone may write.
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