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121cork — I UK [kɔː(r)k] / US [kɔrk] noun Word forms cork : singular cork plural corks 1) [countable] an object used for blocking the hole in a bottle, especially a bottle of wine. Corks are made of cork or sometimes plastic. You use a corkscrew to remove… …
122crust */ — UK [krʌst] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms crust : singular crust plural crusts 1) the hard brown outer part of a loaf of bread a crust of bread: Sparrows pecked at a crust of bread. 2) a layer of cooked pastry that forms the outer… …
123exoskeleton — UK [ˈeksəʊˌskelɪt(ə)n] / US [ˈeksoʊˌskelɪt(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms exoskeleton : singular exoskeleton plural exoskeletons biology a hard covering on the outside of organisms such as insects and crustaceans that provides support and… …
124eye patch — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms eye patch : singular eye patch plural eye patches a piece of cloth, plastic etc used for covering one eye …
125face palm — facepalm UK [ˈfeɪsˌpɑːm] / US [ˈfeɪsˌpɑm] or face palm UK / US or face palm UK / US noun [countable] Word forms facepalm : singular facepalm plural facepalms humorous 1) face palm or face palm the action of covering your face with your hand to… …
126face-palm — facepalm UK [ˈfeɪsˌpɑːm] / US [ˈfeɪsˌpɑm] or face palm UK / US or face palm UK / US noun [countable] Word forms facepalm : singular facepalm plural facepalms humorous 1) face palm or face palm the action of covering your face with your hand to… …
127facepalm — UK [ˈfeɪsˌpɑːm] / US [ˈfeɪsˌpɑm] or face palm UK / US or face palm UK / US noun [countable] Word forms facepalm : singular facepalm plural facepalms humorous 1) face palm or face palm the action of covering your face with your hand to show that… …
128fig leaf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fig leaf : singular fig leaf plural fig leaves 1) a leaf from a fig tree. You often see a fig leaf covering the sex organs of people in paintings. 2) something that hides another thing that is considered… …
