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idler
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noun
  1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard.
inclined plane
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noun
  1. One of the simple machines; a sloping surface such as a ramp such that an object can be raised with less effort than being lifted vertically.
interlock
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noun
  1. A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
    The demonstrator couldn't figure out why the machine wouldn't work, until he remembered that there was an so it wouldn't operate with the cover open.
verb
  1. To fit together securely.
  2. To interlace.
island
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noun
  1. An area of land totally surrounded by water.
  2. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment)
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