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| differ |
to be not the same as; be unlike. [1/2 definitions] |
| differently |
in unlike ways. [1/2 definitions] |
| glove |
a large, padded leather glove used by baseball or softball players in the field. Unlike most gloves, the fingers on a baseball or softball glove are laced together. [1/3 definitions] |
| iguana |
a large lizard found mostly in the warmer parts of Central and South America. Many iguanas have a ridge of spines down the middle of the back. Unlike other lizards, iguanas eat only plants. |
| sea anemone |
a small sea animal with many tentacles. It looks like a flower. Sea anemones are related to jellyfish, but unlike jellyfish they spend their entire lives attached to underwater objects. |
| solution |
a mixture that contains two or more unlike substances combined evenly. [1/4 definitions] |
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