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  • 91Polishing wheel — Polishing Pol ish*ing, a. & n. from {Polish}. [1913 Webster] {Polishing iron}, an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing iron used in laundries. {Polishing slate}. (a) A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing …

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  • 92Polygonum aviculare — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

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  • 93Sea goose — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

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  • 94Solan goose — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …

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  • 95flatiron — noun an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove • Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron …

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  • 96home appliance — noun an appliance that does a particular job in the home • Syn: ↑household appliance • Hypernyms: ↑appliance • Hyponyms: ↑curling iron, ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron, ↑ …

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  • 97household appliance — noun an appliance that does a particular job in the home • Syn: ↑home appliance • Hypernyms: ↑appliance • Hyponyms: ↑curling iron, ↑iron, ↑smoothing iron, ↑ …

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  • 98goose — I. noun (plural geese) Etymology: Middle English gos, from Old English gōs; akin to Old High German gans goose, Latin anser, Greek chēn Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate… …

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  • 99goose — gooselike, adj. /goohs/, n., pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; gooses for 5 7; v., goosed, goosing. n. 1. any of numerous wild or domesticated, web footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are… …

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  • 100goose — [gu:s] noun (plural geese gi:s) 1》 a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short, broad bill. [Several genera in the family Anatidae.]     ↘a female goose. 2》 informal a foolish person. 3》 (plural gooses) a tailor s… …

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