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noun • hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood • any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark • a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment adjective satellite • consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree verb • whip with a birch twig | ||||||||
| 24% | 8 | Extreme physical pain inflicted as punishment or punishment | ||||||
noun • extreme mental distress • unbearable physical pain • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason verb • torment emotionally or mentally • subject to torture | ||||||||
| 22% | 6 | Growing art form? | ||||||
noun • a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot | ||||||||
Growing Form Of Punishment Crossword Clue
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BIRCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BIRCH
Updated: October 14, 2023
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