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- slat definition, meaning, what is slat: a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window…. Learn more.
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Caring for the Umbilical Cord Caring for the Umbilical Cord. Tips on caring for the umbilical cord. When babies are born, doctors cut off their umbilical cord. This tube connects the developing fetus to the placenta. The placenta allows mothers to provide oxygen and nourishment to their unborn child. This tube is clamped and cut off once the baby is born leaving approximately a 1-inch stump that will naturally fall off within 10 – 21 days.
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diagonal The definition of diagonal is something with slanted lines or a line that connects one corner with the corner furthest away. An example of diagonal is a line going from the bottom left corner of a square to the top right corner. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
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- Define slough: a place of deep mud or mire; swamp; an inlet on a river; also : backwater — slough in a sentence a place of deep mud or mire; swamp; an inlet on a river; also : backwater… See the full definition
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- Definition of bran. : the edible broken seed coats of cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting.
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sliver A slender piece cut, split, or broken off; a splinter: slivers of broken glass. 2. A small narrow piece, portion, or plot: a sliver of land. 3. A continuous strand of loose fiber, such as wool, flax, silk, or cotton, ready to be roved or spun.
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- sisal (countable and uncountable, plural sisals) A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope. The fibre of the plant. (rare) A sisal mat. 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 456: Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat. Translations
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Sleet Sleet is a regionally variant term that refers to two distinct forms of precipitation 1  : Rain and snow mixed, snow that partially melts as it falls (UK, Ireland, and most British Commonwealth countries).
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- Definition of 'slush'. Word Frequency. slush (slʌʃ ) 1. uncountable noun. Slush is snow that has begun to melt and is therefore very wet and dirty. Becker's eyes were as cold and grey as the slush on the pavements outside. 2. uncountable noun.
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- Sclerotherapy is injection therapy for spider veins and larger reticular veins of the leg. The procedure is simple. Veins are injected with a solution which causes the veins to collapse and fade from view. The number of treatments depends on the amount and severity of your condition and the results that you hope to achieve.
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oat Definition of oat for English Language Learners : a kind of grain that is widely grown oats: the seeds of the oat plant used as feed for farm animals and in foods (such as bread and oatmeal) for people
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- Slat retraction (during which the load does not move) is accomplished by moving only one set of slats at a time.
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sieve sieve (sɪv) n. 1. (Tools) a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc, consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured. 2. rare a person who gossips and spreads secrets. 3. memory like a sieve head like a sieve a very poor memory. vb. 4. to pass or cause to pass through a sieve. 5. (often foll by: out) to separate or remove (lumps, materials, etc) by use of a sieve [Old English sife; related to Old Norse sef reed with hollow stalk, Old High German sib sieve, Dutch zeef] ˈsieveˌlike adj. sieve (sɪv) n., v. sieved, siev•ing. n. 1.
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Meaning of âchannelâ in the English Dictionary channel noun [ C ] (PASSAGE) › a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along. › A channel is also a narrow part of the sea between a continent and an island: the English Channel.
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slough slough [slŭf] Type:Term. Definitions 1. Necrotic tissue separated from the living structure. 2. To separate from the living tissue, said of a dead or necrotic part.
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Blanket The Bed by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec depicts two people under a blanket. A blanket is a type of bedding. It is, generally speaking, a large piece of woven cloth, intended to keep the user warm, especially while sleeping or lying down. A blanket traps the radiant heat from the user's body, and instead of dissipating into the air, it warms the user. It also protects against cold carried by convection. 1 Usage.
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- noun, plural constituencies. 1. a body of constituents; the voters or residents in a district represented by an elective officer. 2. the district itself. 3. any body of supporters, customers, etc.; clientele.
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- slink meaning, definition, what is slink: to walk away from somewhere quietly so that you are not noticed: . Learn more.
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- • OAT (noun). The noun OAT has 2 senses: 1. annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: 'oats'). 2. seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as 'oats').
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Definition of scat noun - uncountable. 1  pornography featuring defecation or fecal play. See more words with the same meaning: pornography. 2  sexual play with feces. See more words with the same meaning: sex, sexual intercourse. 3  feces; poop. That deer left a trail of scat!
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scythe Scythe definition, an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand. See more.
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Definition of 'slat' Used Rarely. slat is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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plat Definition of plat. 1  1 : a small piece of ground (such as a lot or quadrat) : plot. 2  2 : a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with actual or proposed features (such as lots); also : the land represented.
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OAT The noun OAT has 2 senses: 1. annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: 'oats'). 2. seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as 'oats').
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- Plat is a term for a survey of a piece of land to identify boundaries, easements, flood zones, roadway, and access rights of way. It is the legal description of a specific piece of real property and is required if land is to subdivided for building homes, creating parks, and setting aside rights of way.
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- mudsill Definition. A plank or beam laid directly on the ground, especially for posts or shores for formwork or scaffolding.