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(verb) strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot |
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Synonyms: abrade, scrape, skin |
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Related Words: injure, wound |
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(noun) the part of a check that is retained as a record |
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Synonyms: check stub, counterfoil |
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Related Words: record |
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(noun) a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt |
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Synonyms: ticket stub |
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Related Words: rain check, receipt |
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(noun) a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost |
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Related Words: plant part |
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(noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) |
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Synonyms: butt |
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Related Words: cigar butt, cigarette butt, part, portion, roach |
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(noun) a small piece; "a nub of coal" or "a stub of a pencil" |
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Synonyms: nub |
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Related Words: nubbin, part, piece |
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