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| batik |
a technique for dyeing that involves covering certain areas of the fabric with removable wax in order to repel the dye. [1/2 definitions] |
| camphor ball |
a small mass of solid chemicals, including naphthalene or camphor, used to repel moths; mothball. |
| disgust |
to cause nausea or revulsion in; sicken; repel. [1/3 definitions] |
| fend |
to repel; ward off (usu. fol. by "off"). [1/3 definitions] |
| off-putting |
(informal) tending to annoy or repel. |
| put off |
to cause (someone) to turn away; repel; discourage. [1/3 definitions] |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. [1/3 definitions] |
| repellent |
a substance added to cloth that causes it to repel water, used esp. for raincoats. [1/4 definitions] |
| repulse |
to force backward or repel (an attack or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
| revolt |
to cause to experience disgust or shock; repel or repulse. [1/5 definitions] |
| shed2 |
to be impervious to (usu. a fluid); repel. [1/7 definitions] |
| smudge |
a thickly smoking fire used to repel insects or protect plants from frost. [1/6 definitions] |
| snakeroot |
the North American bugbane, whose white flowers supposedly repel insects. [1/3 definitions] |
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