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noun • someone who guards prisoners • a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole • a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air • a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head • slang for sexual intercourse verb • have sexual intercourse with • turn like a screw • cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion • tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
| 25% | 9 | At a loose end, but not as loose as a possessor of natural magnetism | ||||||
noun • a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically | ||||||||
| 20% | 8 | Every so often lunch again spoiled, seeing piece of loose skin | ||||||
noun • a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected | ||||||||
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