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bale |
a large, tightly packed bundle usu. tied with cord or wire. [1/2 definitions] |
bedroll |
bedding rolled into a portable bundle, as for camping outdoors. |
besom |
a broom, esp. one formed by a bundle of twigs or brush attached to a handle. |
bindle |
(slang, old-fashioned) a bundle of possessions carried by a hobo, usually including bedding. Traditionally, a bindle might be tied to a stick and carried over the shoulder. |
broom |
a device for sweeping, consisting of a bundle of straw or bristles attached to a long handle. [1/3 definitions] |
bundle |
to assemble and make into a bundle. [1/6 definitions] |
fagot |
to make a bundle of; bind. [1/4 definitions] |
fascicle |
a small bundle or cluster of fibers, such as stems, flowers, or leaves in plants, or nerve fibers in animals. [1/2 definitions] |
furl |
to become rolled into a bundle around an axis. [1/4 definitions] |
kip1 |
a bundle of such hides. [1/2 definitions] |
package |
an object or bundle that is packed, wrapped, or boxed; parcel. [1/6 definitions] |
packet |
a small bundle or parcel. [1/2 definitions] |
peduncle |
a stalklike bundle of nerve fibers that connects various parts of the brain. [1/2 definitions] |
sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. [2 definitions] |
shock2 |
a bundle of stalks of corn or other grain standing upright against one another in a field. [1/2 definitions] |
straw man |
a bundle of straw made to resemble a human being; scarecrow. [1/4 definitions] |
tract1 |
a bodily system of parts and organs that perform a specific body function, or a bundle of nerve fibers with a common function and common beginning and ending points. [1/2 definitions] |
wisp |
a thin bundle, bunch, tuft, streak, or the like, as of straw, hair, or smoke. [1/4 definitions] |
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