| brut | (adjective) (of champagne) extremely dry | - |
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| rut | (noun) a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape | Synonyms: groove |
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| (noun) a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) | - |
| (noun) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | Synonyms: estrus, heat, oestrus |
| (verb) hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | Synonyms: furrow, groove |
| (verb) be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals | - |
| strut | (noun) a proud stiff pompous gait | Synonyms: prance, swagger |
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| (noun) brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression | - |
| (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | Synonyms: cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, swagger, tittup |