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bundle |
an assemblage of things that have been tied, bound, or packaged together. [1/6 definitions] |
clinic |
an assemblage of medical students for demonstration and instruction, often involving hospital patients. [1/4 definitions] |
contingent |
a representative group, sometimes of soldiers or the like, making up part of a larger assemblage. [1/4 definitions] |
gearing |
a system or assemblage of gears for transmitting motion. [1/2 definitions] |
harness |
something that resembles such an assemblage of straps. [1/5 definitions] |
jetty1 |
an assemblage of rocks, timbers, or the like that extends into a body of water to protect the shore or a harbor from strong waves or currents. [1/2 definitions] |
mechanism |
the structure, parts, or whole assemblage of a machine or mechanical system or device. [1/4 definitions] |
mosaic |
any assemblage of many independent pieces that make a whole. [1/6 definitions] |
reassemblage |
combined form of assemblage. |
transmission |
a system or assemblage of gears by which power is transmitted from one mechanism to another, as from the engine to the drive shaft of an automobile. [1/4 definitions] |
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