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noun • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters • female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock verb • obstruct with, or as if with, a dam | ||||||||
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noun • a state of affairs in which you have no privacy • a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept | ||||||||
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noun • an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals • sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ • one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste | ||||||||
Holds Back In A Way Crossword Clue
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DAMS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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DAMS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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