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99%3Exact Match!
noun

• the residue that remains when something is burned

• any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

• strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats

verb

• convert into ashes

34%4Sweeps camera back to take a picture
noun

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• a spell of cold weather

• tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

• a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

• the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

• a sudden sharp noise

• a sudden breaking

• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

• a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound

• any undertaking that is easy to do

• the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

verb

• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

• separate or cause to separate abruptly

• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

• move or strike with a noise

• close with a snapping motion

• make a sharp sound

• move with a snapping sound

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• put in play with a snap

• cause to make a snapping sound

• lose control of one's emotions

• bring the jaws together

• record on photographic film

27%4 What a sweep sweeps
noun

• a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

verb

• coat with soot

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