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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a bad-tempered person

• a whimsically eccentric person

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

adjective satellite

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

verb

• travel along a zigzag path

• start by cranking

• rotate with a crank

• fasten with a crank

• bend into the shape of a crank

21%6Generator
noun

• generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature

21%7 Electric generator
noun

• a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine

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New York Times06 May 2016 Down 35
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