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Inkstand

A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.

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Tray 76% connected

To betray; to deceive.

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Well 76% connected

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

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Bain-marie noun · 78% connection

A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing…

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Camel noun · 78% connection

A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow wate…

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Cell noun · 78% connection

A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.

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Collet noun · 78% connection

A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for…

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Compile verb · 78% connection

To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or…

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Connector noun · 78% connection

A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.

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Consumption of materials noun · 78% connection

the expenditure in specific terms (per unit of production) of material resources (basic and auxiliary materials, fuel, energy, and dep…

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Copyholder noun · 78% connection

A device for holding copy for a compositor.

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Cruet noun · 78% connection

A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster.

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Cyclostyle noun · 78% connection

A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel…

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Devise noun · 78% connection

Device. See Device.

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Filter noun · 78% connection

Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid…

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Firework noun · 78% connection

A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials th…

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Flask noun · 78% connection

A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine.

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Grip verb · 78% connection

A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

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Gripe noun · 78% connection

A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

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Inkhorn noun · 78% connection

A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials.

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Keel noun · 78% connection

A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the pri…

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