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| carousel |
a rotating, circular conveyor, such as an airline baggage conveyor or a revolving household rack for spices. [1/2 definitions] |
| coatrack |
a rack or stand fitted with pegs or hooks used for the storage of garments, esp. coats and hats. |
| grill |
a rack of metal bars used to hold foods for cooking over flames. [1/4 definitions] |
| music stand |
a vertically adjustable rack for holding sheets of music for a performer or conductor. |
| penholder |
a rack for holding pens. [1/2 definitions] |
| rack1 |
to cause great suffering or pain to; torture. [2/4 definitions] |
| single-foot |
the fast pace of a horse in which the legs move in pairs at each side but not quite at the same time; rack. [1/2 definitions] |
| stand |
a table or rack for holding a certain thing. [1/16 definitions] |
| valet |
a rack or stand for articles such as coats, trousers, and hats. [1/5 definitions] |
| wrack3 |
variant of rack4. |
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