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Race :: Race (n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc..

Woof :: Woof (n.) The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving.

Desk :: Desk (v. t.) To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure..

Cold-shut :: Cold-shut (a.) Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; -- said of a forging or casting.

Sill :: Sill (n.) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

Intraparietal :: Intraparietal (a.) Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.

Blink :: Blink (v. i.) To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes..

Embar :: Embar (v. t.) To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars..

Bole :: Bole (n.) An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet..

Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..

Slam :: Slam (v. t.) To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door..

Shuttlecock :: Shuttlecock (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself..

Occlude :: Occlude (v. t.) To shut up; to close.

Weft :: Weft (n.) The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.

Harness :: Harness (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle..

Blind :: Blind (n.) Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.

Dungeon :: Dungeon (v. t.) To shut up in a dungeon.

Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument..

Flap :: Flap (v.) A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter..

Cub :: Cub (v. t.) To shut up or confine.

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