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noun • An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. • A Chinese secret society or gang. • The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech. • This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).− • (metonym) A language. • Speakers of a language, collectively. • Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language). • Manner of speaking, often habitually. • (metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural). • The power of articulate utterance; speech generally. • Discourse; fluency of speech or expression. • Honourable discourse; eulogy. • (often in the plural) Glossolalia. • In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth). • Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part. • A projection, or slender appendage or fixture. • A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake. • The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. • The clapper of a bell. • An individual point of flame from a fire. • A small sole (type of fish). • A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. • A reed. • A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction. verb • To use tongs. • To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs. | ||||||||
21% | 7 | Ones who take action | ||||||
adjective • tending to become more severe or wider in scope • disposed to take action or effectuate change • characterized by energetic activity • exerting influence or producing a change or effect • full of activity or engaged in continuous activity • (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions • expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: • (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being • (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting • (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt • engaged in full-time work noun • chemical agent capable of activity • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb • a person who is a participating member of an organization adjective satellite • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations • taking part in an activity • in operation | ||||||||
21% | 7 | Ones who never take the blame | ||||||
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