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noun
An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Qualifier: term of endearment
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noun
A young woman or girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Qualifier: term of endearment
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noun
The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: poppet valve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: valve
History
A variant of puppet.
