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springboard |
Noun
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a flexible board for jumping upward |
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spring-cleaning |
Noun
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the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter |
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scrubbing |
Noun
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the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water |
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scouring |
Noun
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the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water |
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scouring |
Noun
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moving over territory to search for something |
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swabbing |
Noun
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cleaning with a mop |
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scrum |
Noun
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(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms |
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sponge bath |
Noun
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you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub |
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scrummage |
Noun
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(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms |
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steam bath |
Noun
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you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower |
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steam bath |
Noun
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a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe |
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sterilization |
Noun
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the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms, usually by heat or chemical means |
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sterilization |
Noun
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the act of making an organism barren or infertile |
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sterilisation |
Noun
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the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) |
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sterilisation |
Noun
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the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) |
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sanitation |
Noun
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making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing |
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sanitation |
Noun
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the state of being clean and conducive to health |
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sanitization |
Noun
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making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing |
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sanitisation |
Noun
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making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing |
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salve |
Noun
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anything that remedies or heals or soothes |
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salve |
Noun
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semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation |
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salve |
Verb
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apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing |
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salve |
Verb
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save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
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shave |
Noun
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the act of removing hair with a razor |
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shave |
Verb
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remove body hair with a razor |
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shave |
Verb
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touch the surface of lightly |
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shave |
Verb
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cut closely |
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shave |
Verb
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make shavings of or reduce to shavings |
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shave |
Verb
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cut or remove with or as if with a plane |
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shave |
Verb
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cut the price of |
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shirring |
Noun
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baking shelled eggs |
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sauteing |
Noun
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cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle |
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stewing |
Noun
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cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil |
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stewing |
Noun
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an extreme state of worry and agitation |
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simmering |
Noun
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cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil |
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seasoning |
Noun
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the act of adding a seasoning to food |
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seasoning |
Noun
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something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
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salting |
Noun
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the act of adding salt to food |
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self-improvement |
Noun
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the act of improving yourself |
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sweetening |
Noun
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the act of adding a sweetener to food |
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sweetening |
Noun
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an improvement that makes something more agreeable |
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sweetening |
Noun
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something added to foods to make them taste sweeter |
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self-reformation |
Noun
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the act of improving yourself |
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soak |
Verb
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leave as a guarantee in return for money |
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soak |
Noun
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washing something by allowing it to soak |
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soak |
Noun
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the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water, or other liquid |
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soak |
Verb
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cover with liquid |
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soak |
Verb
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heat a metal prior to working it |
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soak |
Verb
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fill, soak, or imbue totally |
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soak |
Verb
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become drunk or drink excessively |