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Staunch Allies Tempting Guards

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noun

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

verb

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

40%9Staunch allies
adjective

• steadfast in affection or allegiance

• not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend

noun

• any loyal and steadfast following

• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

adjective satellite

• marked by fidelity to an original

34%10 Where point guards and shooting guards play
noun

• A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.

• A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.

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