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noun
- either of two flaps attached to a cap that cover the ears
noun
- A garment to keep the ears warm.
noun
- (Northern English dialect) An eye.
noun
- (uncountable) The down of the eider duck, used for stuffing pillows and quilts
- (countable) A quilt stuffed with this down
noun <!-- Note: If you edit this, don't change position of Silo, it is referenced there as definition 2 in elevator -->
- Platform used for the moving of people and/or goods up and down in buildings.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
- A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.
- Trademark for a type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
noun
- Alternate name for shoe lift.
noun
- (US, Canada) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers (like moose do.)
- The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose.
verb
- to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours
- (figurative) to add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable
noun ( embroideries)
- the ornamentation of fabric using needlework
- a piece of embroidered fabric
- the elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious
noun
- A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
- A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
- A state ruled by an emperor.
- Any vast area under the power of one person; most commonly used in business, e.g. "the McDonalds? empire".
noun
- a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible
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mayonnaise, Mayonnaise is an where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
- (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquid
- the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film
noun
- a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole
- a coordinated costume or outfit; a suite
- a group of musicians, dancers etc who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company
- (music) a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists
noun
- A weasel, Mustela erminea, found in northern latitudes; its dark brown fur turns white in winter (apart from the black tip of the tail)
- The white fur of this animal
- (poetic) A symbol of purity
- (figuratively) The office of a judge
- (heraldry) A white field with black spots
verb
- To clothe with ermine
noun
- a light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope
noun ( plural eyes or (archaic) eyen)
- An organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see.
- A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
- A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook.
- The center/centre of a hurricane.
- A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling an eye.
- A reproductive bud in a potato.
- The ability to notice what others might miss.
- He has a good eye for talent.
verb ( eyes, eyeing or eying, eyed)
- To look at someone or something as if with the intent to do something with that person or thing.
noun
- makeup used to make the eyebrows stand out
noun
- An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
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Push the aglet of the shoelace through each of the eyelets, one at a time.
- A shaped metal embellisment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.
noun
- makeup that is put below the eye to give a darker complexion
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