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Word: crochet

Definition: make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet


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::: internecine - mutually destructive
::: significant - expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant
::: limber - flexible; supple; pliable; V.
::: oversee - watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
::: pernicious - very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia
::: wreak - inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on
::: macabre - gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
::: protagonist - leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story
::: plaster - paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.
::: abrasive - rubbing away; tending to grind down