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| screen saver |
a small program that takes over a computer's screen if it has not been used for a set length of time. Screen savers were first used to prevent computer screens from being damaged, but now they are mainly used for decoration. |
| sherbet |
a frozen dessert made mainly of fruit juice, sugar, and gelatin. |
| sugar |
a sweet substance in a crystal form that comes mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets. Sugar is used to flavor, preserve, and ferment food. |
| tea |
an evergreen bush that bears white flowers and that grows mainly in Asia. [1/5 definitions] |
| water buffalo |
a large buffalo with dark gray fur that lives mainly in the southern parts of Asia. Water buffalo have curved horns that can span six feet from one tip to the other. Water buffalo weigh up to one ton. They are very strong, and people often use them to pull heavy loads. |
| ye1 |
you. Ye was in common use during the Middle Ages, but today is used mainly in religious and literary writings. |
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