usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon n musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats n an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal n the act of preventing n (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter n a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore n the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction n a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background n a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) n a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine
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the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level
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A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.
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n pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet
