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tas·sel
 tassel
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- pronunciation:
- tae
s
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a pendant ornament made of a bunch of threads or cords of equal length that are tied together at one end and hang free at the other.
- similar words:
- fringe, tuft
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| definition 2: |
something resembling this, such as the blossom at the top of a corn plant.
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| related words: |
tuft |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tassels, tasseling, tasseled |
| definition: |
to provide or ornament with tassels.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to put forth tassels, as corn.
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