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noun • a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics • an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) | ||||||||
25% | 9 | Can be used as a base for cosmetics | ||||||
noun • toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin adjective satellite • having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin | ||||||||
20% | 4 | Base after third base | ||||||
adjective • used of your own ground • relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are noun • where you live at a particular time • housing that someone is living in • the country or state or city where you live • (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • place where something began and flourished • an environment offering affection and security • a social unit living together • an institution where people are cared for adverb • at or to or in the direction of one's home or family • on or to the point aimed at • to the fullest extent; to the heart adjective satellite • inside the country verb • provide with, or send to, a home • return home accurately from a long distance | ||||||||
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