| antler | (noun) deciduous horn of a member of the deer family | - |
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| antlion | (noun) winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants | Synonyms: ant lion, antlion fly |
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| (noun) the larva of any of several insects | Synonyms: ant lion, doodlebug |
| cantle | (noun) the back of a saddle seat | - |
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| dismantlement | (noun) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: disassembly, dismantling |
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| dismantling | (noun) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: disassembly, dismantlement |
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| gantlet | (noun) a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim | Synonyms: gauntlet |
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| (noun) the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times | - |
| (noun) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | Synonyms: gauntlet, metal glove |
| (noun) a glove with long sleeve | Synonyms: gauntlet |
| (noun) to offer or accept a challenge | Synonyms: gauntlet |
| mantle | (noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | Synonyms: cape |
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| (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, pall |
| (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece |
| (noun) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | Synonyms: pallium |
| (noun) the cloak as a symbol of authority | - |
| (noun) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core | - |
| (noun) anything that covers | Synonyms: blanket |
| mantlepiece | (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantle |
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| mantlet | (noun) portable bulletproof shelter | Synonyms: mantelet |
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| plantlet | (noun) a young plant or a small plant | - |
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| scantling | (noun) an upright in house framing | Synonyms: stud |
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