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| cabbage |
a vegetable with large green or purple leaves that overlap tightly to form a round head. [1/3 definitions] |
| double-breasted |
having the sides overlap each other by a wide margin on the breast or front, and usu. having a double vertical row of buttons, as a jacket or coat. (Cf. single-breasted.) [1/2 definitions] |
| imbricate |
to overlap or be overlapped in an even sequence. [1/3 definitions] |
| interface |
the point at which the operation of different systems or the interests of different groups overlap. [1/7 definitions] |
| intersect |
to have an element or elements in common; overlap. [1/3 definitions] |
| lap2 |
to lay (one part or end) so as to partially cover another; overlap. [2/10 definitions] |
| wraparound |
overlapping, appearing to overlap, or having parts that overlap. [1/2 definitions] |
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