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Thumbscrew Ridges Crossword Clue

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noun

• A contorted knot in wood.

• A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.

• A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

verb

• To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

37%7 Metal is found in thumbscrew
noun

• a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

30%8 Marked by bumps, ridges, or ridges
adjective satellite

• having surface roughness

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