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Alphabetical list of words and meanings

Word axe blade cage cork crook dozen emerald eyelid knot leak lumber ounce plug railing rainbow ribbon sponge thermometer thunder varnish

Definition, meaning instrument used in chopping wood the flat, cutting edge of a knife or tool a structure made of wires or bars for confining animals material from the bark of a tree, often used as toppers for wine bottles a thief, criminal, swindler a set of twelve a precious stone of bright green color a fold of skin which covers the eyeball formed when two ropes are tied together a hole or crack which allows water to pass thorough wood which has been sawed into boards unit of weight, one-sixteenth of a pound part of a machine which is connected to an electrical source a bar which is used for support when climbing stairs an arch containing the colors of the spectrum a narrow strip of cloth used for decoration an absorbent material used for washing an instrument used for measuring temperature noise usually followed by a flash of lightning a substance painted on wood to make it glossy

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