lappet | (noun) medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars | Synonyms: lappet moth |
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(noun) a small lap on a garment or headdress | - |
(noun) a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards | Synonyms: wattle |
moppet | (noun) a little girl (usually one you are fond of) | - |
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poppet | (noun) a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines | Synonyms: poppet valve |
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puppet | (noun) a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers | - |
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(noun) a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer | Synonyms: marionette |
(noun) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | Synonyms: creature, tool |
snippet | (noun) a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) | Synonyms: snip, snipping |
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tappet | (noun) a lever that is moved in order to tap something else | - |
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tippet | (noun) a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten | - |
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whippet | (noun) small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England | - |
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