Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To clean a form using lye or turpentine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To brush (someone's hair or an animal's fur) to remove tangles and give the hair a satisfactory texture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To remove brush (wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees) from a trail, campsite, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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