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n.
vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument


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n.
faculty through which to know external world; feeling produced by stimulus


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n.
context and environment in which something is set


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v.
fall by, force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply


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a. Syn. doubtful; suspicious
suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt


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n.
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage


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a. Syn. tart; acidic
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor


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a. Syn. rotary; curled
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil


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n.
lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; focus of public attention


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n. Syn. standing; state
position relative to others; standing


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