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contact lens |
a thin, usu. plastic lens, clear or tinted, that is worn over the cornea of the eye to correct imperfect vision or change the color of the eyes. |
imperfect |
the imperfect tense, or a verb or verb form in this tense or with a similar meaning; progressive. [1/5 definitions] |
imperfection |
the state or fact of being imperfect. [1/2 definitions] |
progressive |
in grammar, denoting a verb tense or aspect that indicates that an action or state continues or is repeated, as in "They are moving" or "I have been waiting"; imperfect. (Cf. perfect.) [1/8 definitions] |
ragged |
rough; imperfect; sloppy. [1/5 definitions] |
rough |
unfinished or imperfect. [1/14 definitions] |
rudiment |
(often pl.) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. [1/3 definitions] |
seed pearl |
a very small, often imperfect pearl, weighing less than one quarter of a gram. |
sketchy |
incomplete, imperfect, or slight. [1/3 definitions] |
slant rhyme |
rhyme in which the sounds do not correspond exactly, such as "eyes" and "light", or "feet" and "ate"; imperfect rhyme. |
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