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| fold1 |
to bring in toward the body from a stretched position. [1/8 definitions] |
| minaret |
a tall, thin tower on a mosque. A minaret has a platform near the top from which a person calls Muslims to prayer. |
| raccoon |
a small mammal with brown and gray fur, a long tail with black rings, and a pointed face with black markings that look like a mask. Raccoons eat plants and small animals such as insects and frogs. In towns and cities, they eat garbage. Several kinds of raccoons live in North and South America and on Caribbean islands. |
| surfing |
the sport or activity of riding on the tops of waves as they come in toward the shore, usually balanced on a special board called a "surfboard." |
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