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| adhesive tape |
a strip of cotton, plastic, or other tape coated with a sticky material on one side, used esp. for attaching bandages. |
| airstrip |
an airfield or landing strip, usu. unpaved and without the personnel or equipment of an airport; runway. |
| apron |
the paved strip at or bordering an airport, on which planes are parked, loaded, and maneuvered. [1/3 definitions] |
| band2 |
a thin strip of flexible material that binds several objects together. [4 definitions] |
| bandage |
a strip of fabric used to protect or bind a wound or other injury. [1/3 definitions] |
| Band-Aid |
trademark for a small strip of adhesive tape that holds a gauze pad for covering minor wounds. [1/3 definitions] |
| batten2 |
a narrow board or strip used esp. for exterior siding and flooring in wooden building construction. [1/4 definitions] |
| beachfront |
a strip of land bordering on a beach. [1/2 definitions] |
| beaver1 |
an amphibious rodent with a thick brown pelt, a wide flat tail, and front teeth used as chisels to fell and strip small trees in the building of its damlike habitat. [1/3 definitions] |
| belt |
a strip of cloth, leather, or other material worn around the waist. [2/11 definitions] |
| bereave |
to deprive or strip away from, as by force or tribulation. [1/2 definitions] |
| berm |
a level ledge or strip at the top, bottom, or side of a slope, or along the back of a beach. [1/3 definitions] |
| binding |
a decorative or protective strip of fabric fastened to the edge of a piece of clothing, curtain, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| blindfold |
to cover the eyes with a strip of cloth or bandage. [1/4 definitions] |
| bonnet |
a strip of canvas used to supplement the area of a sail. [1/6 definitions] |
| bookmark |
a strip of leather, fabric, or paper placed between pages to mark a place in a book. [1/2 definitions] |
| border |
the decorative strip around the edge of something such as fabric or other crafted work. [2/6 definitions] |
| bow2 |
a weapon, used for shooting arrows, made of a curved strip of wood or other material with a cord stretched taut between the two ends. [1/7 definitions] |
| braid |
a narrow strip of cloth used for decorating or edging. [1/5 definitions] |
| came2 |
a thin, grooved strip of lead used to secure a piece of glass, as in a stained glass window. |
| Canadian bacon |
a cured, boneless strip of pork loin having a hamlike taste, usu. packaged in a cylindrical piece to be sliced. |
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