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| boathouse |
a small building or shed built near or partly over the water's edge and used to store boats. |
| cry |
to shed tears as the result of pain or strong feelings; weep. [1/6 definitions] |
| dandruff |
a thin white crust of dead skin that forms on the scalp and is shed in flakes. |
| deer |
a mammal with short fur, long legs, and a long neck. Deer have hooves on their feet and can run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Caribou, elk, moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer are all kinds of deer. |
| homograph |
a word that has the same spelling as another but a different meaning and history. Homographs are often pronounced differently from each other. In the sentence, "She shed a tear over the tear in her dress," the two words spelled "t-e-a-r" are homographs. |
| larch |
A kind of tree that has cones and looks like an evergreen but has needles that turn yellow and are shed in the fall. [1/2 definitions] |
| molt |
to shed or cast off skin, feathers, fur, or horns, and grow a new covering. |
| outhouse |
a small shed used for an outdoor toilet. |
| remove |
to take off or shed. [1/4 definitions] |
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