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Antarctic Ocean |
the waters surrounding Antarctica where the southern parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans meet. |
atmosphere |
the gases surrounding the earth or other similar objects in outer space. [1/3 definitions] |
bank1 |
a pile of something that is higher than the surrounding area. [1/3 definitions] |
embed |
to set firmly in some surrounding material. |
medium |
a substance that is a means of passing on a force or an effect. [1/6 definitions] |
siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. [1/2 definitions] |
sweat |
to collect moisture from the surrounding air. [1/5 definitions] |
syllable |
a unit of speech formed with a single pulse of air pressure. Syllables are made of a single vowel sound with or without surrounding consonants. [1/2 definitions] |
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