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scrape  Speak Example sentences
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echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
shed  Speak Example sentences
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth
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echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
shrinkage  Speak Example sentences
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adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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process or result of becoming less or smaller
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
snap  Speak Example sentences
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in an angry or sharp tone
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process or result of becoming less or smaller
sneer  Speak Example sentences
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
sow  Speak Example sentences
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
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plant; place seeds in or on
speculate  Speak Example sentences
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assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
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acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
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dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
speedy  Speak Example sentences
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administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
spiral  Speak Example sentences
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fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
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dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
standing  Speak Example sentences
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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plant; place seeds in or on