civet | (noun) cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes | Synonyms: civet cat |
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grivet | (noun) white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face | Synonyms: Cercopithecus aethiops |
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privet | (noun) any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges | - |
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rivet | (noun) heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together | - |
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(noun) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) | Synonyms: stud |
(verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore |
(verb) hold (someone's attention) | - |
(verb) fasten with a rivet or rivets | - |
swivet | (noun) a panic or extreme discomposure | - |
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trivet | (noun) a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table | - |
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(noun) a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth | - |