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FLY
A small winged insect with a single functional pair of wings.
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To move through the air under power or by natural ability.
To travel in an aircraft from one location to another.
A fastening flap that covers a zipper or buttons on clothing.
POKE
To jab or push something with a finger or a pointed object.
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A quick jab or prodding movement directed at someone or something.
To project outward or become visible beyond a surrounding surface.
A Hawaiian dish commonly made with pieces of seasoned raw fish.
IRON
A strong, widely used metallic chemical element with the symbol Fe.
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A heated household appliance used to press and smooth fabric.
To press clothing or fabric with a heated appliance.
As an adjective, firm, strong or unyielding in character.
WORKS
The moving or operating parts inside a machine or mechanism.
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A place where industrial production or construction is carried out.
The collected creative output of a writer, artist or composer.
Third-person singular of work, meaning functions or performs effectively.
WOOD
The hard fibrous material forming the trunks and branches of trees.
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An area covered mainly by trees, especially when called a wood.
Material cut from trees and prepared for building or manufacture.
Used attributively for something made from or associated with timber.
WRING
To twist and squeeze something forcefully, often to remove liquid.
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To obtain something from someone through persistent pressure.
To cause a person severe emotional pain or distress.
The form wrung serves as both the past tense and past participle.
WEDGE
A solid piece that is thick at one end and narrow at the other.
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To force or fix something tightly into a confined space.
Something that creates separation, disagreement or division.
A portion of food cut into a broad-ended, narrowing piece.
BLEACH
A chemical product used to whiten, disinfect or remove color.
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To make something lighter by removing or reducing its color.
To lose color through exposure to sunlight or another agent.
A bleaching treatment or the result produced by such treatment.
PUTTER
A golf club designed for rolling the ball across the putting green.
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To occupy oneself with small tasks in a leisurely or unhurried way.
To move or work without haste while attending to minor activities.
A person who putts a golf ball.
CRACKER
A thin, crisp baked food commonly eaten plain or with toppings.
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A person or device that cracks, breaks or opens something.
An object that produces a sudden cracking sound.
An informal term for something regarded as notably good or impressive.
DOORSTOP
An object placed against or beneath a door to hold it in position.
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A fitting that prevents a door or handle from striking a wall.
Informally, an exceptionally long, thick or heavy book or document.
Used attributively for an object intended to restrain a door.
LOLL
To sit, lie or stand in a loose, relaxed and informal position.
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To hang or droop loosely instead of being held firmly.
The forms lolled and lolling describe the same relaxed action.
Often used for a person or animal resting without much activity.
FLATIRON BUILDING
A landmark triangular high-rise building in Manhattan, New York City.
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A proper name used when referring to the landmark as a whole.
A location reference in descriptions of the surrounding Manhattan area.
SHUFFLE
To mix playing cards by repeatedly rearranging their order.
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To rearrange items, people or information into a different order.
A randomized playback mode for songs or other media.
A repeated mixing or rearrangement, used as a countable noun.
TUMBLE DRY
To dry clothing in a machine that turns it inside a heated drum.
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An established verb phrase for machine-based clothes drying.
Used attributively in phrases describing a drying setting or cycle.
The past-tense form is commonly written as tumble-dried.
PIE SLICE
A single portion cut from a pie for serving or eating.
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A sector-shaped piece represented within a circular chart.
A serving described by its size, filling or type of crust.
The plural form pie slices refers to two or more portions cut from a pie.
