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 obeche obeche /oʊˈbeɪʃi/

noun

  1. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood  ( arere , obeche , obechi , samba , Triplochiton scleroxcylon )
    large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
  2. The wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering  ( obeche )
    the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering


 wild sage wild sage /waɪld seɪdʒ/

noun

  1. Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States  ( Salvia verbenaca , vervain sage , wild clary , wild sage )
    Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States


 sixteenth note sixteenth note /sɪksˈtiːnθ noʊt/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note  ( semiquaver [British] , sixteenth note [ N. American] )
    a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note


 closet closet /ˈklɑːzət/

noun

  1. () A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space  ( cupboard , closet )
    a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
      She organized her clothes neatly in the closet.
    She organized her clothes neatly in the closet.
  2. () A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes  ( press , closet , wardrobe )
    a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
     I keep my dresses and jackets in the wardrobe in my bedroom
    I keep my dresses and jackets in the wardrobe in my bedroom
  3. () A toilet in Britain  ( loo , W.C. , water closet , closet )
    a toilet in Britain
  4. A small private room for study or prayer  ( closet )
    a small private room for study or prayer
     He spent hours in his closet, pouring over old books and manuscripts.
    He spent hours in his closet, pouring over old books and manuscripts.

verb

  1. Confine to a small space, as for intensive work  ( closet )
    confine to a small space, as for intensive work