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| 100% | 8 | A secret hatch in a floor; the lid of a mygalomorph spider’s silken nest; or, the final drop in a gallows scaffold | ||
noun • A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling. • Such a trap set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exits and entrances. • A secret method of obtaining access to a program or online system; a backdoor. • The special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed. • A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; weather door. | ||||
| 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling | ||||
| 55% | 10 | Family of mygalomorph spiders | ||
noun • large burrowing spiders | ||||
A Secret Hatch In A Floor The Lid Of A Mygalomorph Spiders Silken Nest Or The Final Drop In A Gallows Scaffold
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