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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 | ||||||||
| 32% | 6 | The action of taking or acquiring something | ||||||
noun • any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom) • the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in | ||||||||
| 22% | 8 | Act of setting up a person to take the blame for something | ||||||
noun • formulation of the plans and important details • a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror | ||||||||
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