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noun • open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss • one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century verb • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf • secure with cables or ropes | ||||||||
| 90% | 5 | A designated place for a ship to dock | ||||||
noun • a job in an organization • a place where a craft can be made fast • a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers verb • provide with a berth • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf | ||||||||
| 90% | 3 | Correct or repair | ||||||
noun • informal terms for a difficult situation • something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug • the act of putting something in working order again • an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear • a determination of the place where something is verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • cause to be firmly attached • decide upon or fix definitely • prepare for eating by applying heat • take vengeance on or get even • set or place definitely • kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study • make fixed, stable or stationary • make infertile • influence an event or its outcome by illegal means • put (something somewhere) firmly • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • to be about to do something | ||||||||
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