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Dunce Cap Essentially Crossword Clue

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noun

• any cone-shaped artifact

• a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

• cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

• a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color

verb

• make cone-shaped

36%5 A dunce cap wearer
noun

• a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

31%4Dunce-cap wearer
noun

• a person who is not very bright

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