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1.
dēd
adj.
291 quotations in 16 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Of persons, animals, bodies, parts of bodies: dead, no longer alive; also
fig.
;
ben ded
, to be dead; (b) of trees, flowers, etc.: dead.
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2.
mǒuth
n.
390 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) The human mouth;
rof of the mouth
, the palate; also
fig.
; (b) the mouth as a facial feature and the part of the face with or on which kisses are given.
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