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| pillory |
a wooden structure that had holes for holding a person's head and hands. Pillories were used in early America to punish people who had broken the law by having them displayed in this way and be laughed at by the public. |
| plead |
to give one's answer to a specific charge of having broken a law. [1/2 definitions] |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| probe |
the act of looking for facts showing a crime was committed or a law was broken. [1/4 definitions] |
| rubble |
Pieces of broken rock, brick, or other material. |
| rugged |
having a surface that is rough and broken. [1/4 definitions] |
| run |
a place where stitches have broken in a stocking or other knitted article. [1/30 definitions] |
| set |
to put back in place after being broken. [1/19 definitions] |
| shatter |
to be broken into small pieces. [1/3 definitions] |
| sliver |
a small, thin splinter of wood or glass that has broken off. |
| sore |
a painful place on the body where the skin is broken; wound. [1/5 definitions] |
| splint |
a thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic used to support and keep steady a broken bone. |
| splinter |
a small, sharp piece of material that is broken off from a larger piece. [1/2 definitions] |
| stump |
a part left over after the rest has been broken, cut off, or eaten; stub. [1/3 definitions] |
| trial |
the act of hearing a case in court to decide whether or not a person has broken a particular law. [1/5 definitions] |
| whimper |
to cry in weak, broken sounds. [2 definitions] |
| whinny |
the long, high, broken sound made by a horse; neigh. [1/2 definitions] |
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