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striped button quail
striped button quail /straɪpt ˈbʌtn kweɪl/
noun
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A variety of button quail having stripes
(
striped button quail
, Turnix sylvatica
)
a variety of button quail having stripes
king mackerel
king mackerel /kɪŋ ˈmækərəl/
noun
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Large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
(
cavalla
, cero
, king mackerel
, Scomberomorus cavalla
)
large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
pencil
pencil /ˈpɛnsəl/
noun
-
(
)
A thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
(
pencil
)
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
I prefer using a pencil because I can easily erase my mistakes
I prefer using a pencil because I can easily erase my mistakes
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A cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
(
pencil
)
a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
An eyebrow pencil
an eyebrow pencil
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(physics) a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
(
pencil
)
(physics) a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
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Graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
(
pencil
)
graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
The words were scribbled in pencil
the words were scribbled in pencil
This artist's favorite medium is pencil
this artist's favorite medium is pencil
verb
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Write, draw, or trace with a pencil
(
pencil
)
write, draw, or trace with a pencil
He penciled a figure
he penciled a figure
extrusion
extrusion /ɪkˈstruːʒən/
noun
-
Squeezing out by applying pressure
(
expulsion
, extrusion
)
squeezing out by applying pressure
An unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
The expulsion of pus from the pimple
the expulsion of pus from the pimple
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Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
(
bump
, excrescence
, extrusion
, gibbosity
, gibbousness
, hump
, jut
, prominence
, protrusion
, bulge
, protuberance
, swelling
)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
The hump of a camel
the hump of a camel
He stood on the rocky prominence
he stood on the rocky prominence
The occipital protuberance was well developed
the occipital protuberance was well developed
The bony excrescence between its horns
the bony excrescence between its horns