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noun • dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a stretch of water without current or movement • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • the quality of being loose (not taut) • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely adjective satellite • not tense or taut • flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide • lacking in rigor or strictness verb • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle • be inattentive to, or neglect • release tension on • make less active or fast • become slow or slower • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | ||||||||
| 40% | 8 | Opposite of looseness | ||||||
noun • the physical condition of being stretched or strained • lack of movement or room for movement | ||||||||
| 28% | 9 | Pertaining to tautness | ||||||
adjective • of or relating to or produced by tension | ||||||||
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05 Mar 1985 | New York Times / 05 Mar 1985 |
6 | Tautness or tenseness | |
7 | Wooden contraption that aids in maintaining the fabric's tautness for embroidery |
