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noun • the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up • any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails verb • dispose of (something useless or old) | ||||
| 46% | 11 | Etymologically related to the word "Damu" meaning "child" | ||
noun • (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk | ||||
| 43% | 11 | A word that is both etymologically and semantically related to another word | ||
noun • a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language | ||||
Word Whose Meaning Was Etymologically Recycled From Old Rope Into Clutter Rubbish Scrap
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JUNK which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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JUNK
Updated: December 29, 2025
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