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adjective • having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler | ||||||||
| 33% | 5 | Use oakum or tar on a boat | ||||||
noun • a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight verb • seal with caulking | ||||||||
| 33% | 4 | From the late Latin for “stuff with tow or oakum”, a word used to mean block, plug or bring to a halt | ||||||
noun • the event of something ending • the act of stopping something • a brief stay in the course of a journey • the state of inactivity following an interruption • a spot where something halts or pauses • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations • (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes • a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens • a restraint that checks the motion of something • an obstruction in a pipe or tube verb • come to a halt, stop moving • put an end to a state or an activity • stop from happening or developing • interrupt a trip • cause to end • prevent completion • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of • seize on its way • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • render unsuitable for passage • stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments | ||||||||
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1 | Can be self-applied or applied by a healthcare professional | |
2 | From the late Latin for “stuff with tow or oakum”, a word used to mean block, plug or bring to a halt
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15 Dec 1981 | New York Times / 15 Dec 1981 |
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