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(television, film) A kind of small floodlight.
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(transitive) To cause beads to form on (something).
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(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
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(archaic) One who spreads news, or blazes matters abroad.
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Alternative spelling of breeze-block [(Britain) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.]
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A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
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The indentation left by such a tool.
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A small gutter; a furrow or groove.
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(US) Having strongly defined facial features.
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An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
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(Britain) A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.
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The act of covering with copper.
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(transitive) To fissure with crevasses.
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An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
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(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
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The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
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(metalworking) To create a hollow indentation.
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(transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
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A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
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(transitive) To remove the stones from.
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A small depression or indentation in a surface.
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(US) a chad that is punched or dimpled but is still attached to the voting ballot at all four corners
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The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
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(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
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Alternative form of eking [The act or process of adding.]
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(archaic, rare) To soak in brine.
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A layer of gravel, sand, or other material through which liquid is passed in order to remove impurities; also, a pond or tank containing such a layer.
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Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
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The care and maintenance of floors and carpets.
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An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
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A mark produced by gouging.
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To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
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Alternative form of graveler [One who deals, sells, or works with gravel]
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A groove; a long indentation.
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(film) Dirt, debris, or slivers of emulsion in the aperture of a camera or projector.
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Alternative form of hand rub [A lotion used to moisturize the hands; a hand cream.]
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Having one or more holes.
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That which holes, perforates etc.
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(informal) poplit (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint)
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That has been hollowed out.
adj
Alternative spelling of hollowed out [That has been hollowed out.]
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The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
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Made hollow; bent round or in.
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A hollow; a physical depression.
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A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
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(anatomy) a notch or indent
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(transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
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A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
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A ragged wound caused by a bullet that enters the body at a shallow angle.
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The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
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A mark left on a branch or twig after it falls off
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(US, informal) The lubrication of the suspension and drive train of a motor car.
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A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
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(figuratively) Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle.
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(medicine) A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.
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Archaic spelling of fleam. [A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.]
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(transitive) To puncture; to break through.
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(transitive) To form one or more pinholes in.
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(golf) An indentation caused by a golf ball hitting the ground in golf.
adj
(stone-cutting) Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.
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A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
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One of the small pits seen on the surface of some argillaceous rocks, believed to be the impressions of raindrops.
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(transitive) To make a recess in.
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To fill with holes like a riddle.
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(geology) A sedimentary structure indicating agitation by water or wind.
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(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
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The action of rubbing, for example polishing or massaging.
adj
Synonym of saw-toothed
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A mark made on a surface by the action of a saw.
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A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
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(woodworking) Of tools: sharpened with sandpaper instead of the conventional oilstone or waterstone, etc.
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A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
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A mark left as the result of a scratch.
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To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
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(obsolete, sometimes humorous) To sculpture; to carve or engrave.
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(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
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(transitive) To increase the storage density of (a hard disk) by writing tracks that partially overlap.
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(transitive) To render silken or silklike.
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(construction) Accumulated debris from cutting brush or trimming trees.
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To incise the end of a pliable cylindrical structure such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened
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(transitive) To sharpen to a point.
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(obsolete, UK, Scotland) To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
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A mark, in the form of a small surface indentation, left by a stud.
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(transitive) To apply a surface to something.
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A hole or break caused by tearing.
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The imprint left by a tooth or teeth.
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(intransitive) To use a trephine during surgery.
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A thick, resilient coating applied to the underbody or chassis of an automobile to protect against damage from small stones, etc, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint and allowing rusting to begin.
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A cut or incision in the shape of a letter V.
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A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
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(woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
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A person who applies wax.
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(transitive) To shape into a wedge.
v
(transitive) To sharpen with a whetstone.
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