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initialism
- Have a nice day.
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proper noun
- An English surname.
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noun
- A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
- (obsolete) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
- The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
verb (hobb, ing)
(wikipedia, Gear cutting)
(wikipedia, Hobbing machine)
- (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
- (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
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noun
- Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the wart hog, and the boar.
- A greedy person; one who refuses to share.
- (slang) A large motorcycle, particularly a w:Harley Davidson, Harley-Davidson.
verb (hogg, ing)
- (transitive) To greedily take more than one's share.
- Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets.
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noun
- a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
- the perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
- the vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
- the height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
verb
- (transitive) to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
- 1719: w:Daniel Defoe, Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe, Robinson Crusoe
- : ...but this last was so heavy, I could not it up to get it over the ship's side.
- (context, transitive, historical) to lift someone up to be flogged
- (intransitive) to be lifted up
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noun (housings, -)
- (uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
- (uncountable) residences, Residences, collectively.
- She lives in low-income .
- (countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
- The gears were grinding against their .
verb
- (present participle of, house)
- We are the Wik
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noun
- The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave
- A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted
- Hongkong airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.
- (computers) a computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See switch.
- (surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
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