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| grim |
having a gruesome, repellent, or sinister character; horrible. [1/3 definitions] |
| mothball |
a small hard ball of an insect-repellent chemical such as camphor or naphthalene, used to keep moths out of clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| nasty |
repellent, esp. to sight, smell, or taste; filthy or foul. [1/3 definitions] |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| rainwear |
waterproof or water-repellent clothing for wearing in the rain. |
| silicone |
any of a number of compounds containing silicon and oxygen that remain stable under a wide range of temperatures, are extremely water-repellent, and are used in adhesives, lubricants, varnishes and paints, and many other products. |
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