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| curl up |
to get into a comfortable sitting or lying position. |
| deceit |
the act of lying or cheating. [1/2 definitions] |
| down1 |
to or in a lying or sitting position. [1/13 definitions] |
| downstream |
having to do with the part of a stream lying in the direction of the current's flow. [1/2 definitions] |
| flat1 |
lying pressed against a level surface. [1/12 definitions] |
| heap |
many things lying on top of each other; pile. [1/5 definitions] |
| honest |
not lying or cheating in one's friendships or business relations. [1/4 definitions] |
| Mauritius |
an island country in the Indian Ocean lying to the east of Madagascar. The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis. |
| Montenegro |
a country on the Balkan Peninsula lying next to the Adriatic Sea and bordered by the countries of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The capital of Montenegro is Podgorica. |
| Netherlands |
a country in northern Europe on the North Sea. According to the constitution, Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. However, the government is located in another city called The Hague. In earlier history, the term "Netherlands" referred to the "Low Countries" of Holland, Luxembourg, and Belgium, which are small, low-lying countries of western Europe located next to the sea. |
| openly |
in a way that involves no hiding or lying. |
| parallel |
lying or moving in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. Parallel lines never meet or cross each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| prone |
lying or turned face down. [1/3 definitions] |
| rest1 |
to relax by sitting quietly, sleeping, or lying down. [1/12 definitions] |
| rise |
to stand after lying, kneeling, or sitting. [1/16 definitions] |
| Western Sahara |
a region of northwest Africa lying on the Atlantic coast and bordering Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania. |
| wetland |
(often plural) low-lying land that is always wet, such as a marsh or swamp. |
| wood |
the hard material lying under the bark that makes up the trunk and branches of a tree. [1/4 definitions] |
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