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noun

• (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

verb

• enclose with a dike

23%4 Tree bark used to make wine stoppers
noun

• a port city in southern Ireland

• outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

• (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

• the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

• a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

verb

• close a bottle with a cork

• stuff with cork

23%9 Gadget for removing stoppers from bottles
noun

• a bottle opener that pulls corks

verb

• move in a spiral or zigzag course

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