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| patty |
a small flat round or oval cake of ground meat or other food. [1/2 definitions] |
| pecan |
an edible nut that has a thin, smooth, oval shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| pone |
a small oval loaf or cake of this bread. [1/2 definitions] |
| racket2 |
a tight net strung on a light, usu. oval frame with a long handle, used to hit the ball in games such as tennis. [1/3 definitions] |
| rubber band |
a narrow, elastic, circular or oval loop of natural or synthetic rubber, used to hold together separate objects, papers, or the like. |
| rugby |
a team sport similar to football in which an oval-shaped ball is passed, kicked, and carried, and the play is continuous throughout the two forty-minute halves. |
| sesame |
a tropical herb bearing small, flat, oval seeds that yield oil and are used in food. [1/2 definitions] |
| sow bug |
any of several small terrestrial, oval, segmented isopods, often found under logs or stones; wood louse. |
| speed skating |
a competitive ice-skating sport, in which skaters wear speed skates and race, usu. around an oval track. |
| streptococcus |
any of several round or oval bacteria that occur in pairs or chains, some of which cause disease or infection in humans and animals. |
| taste bud |
any of the oval or rounded cell structures on the surface of the tongue that form the sense organ of taste. |
| track |
in sports, a path or course laid out for running or racing, often in the shape of an oval. [1/9 definitions] |
| tuba |
one of a family of large, oval, brass wind instruments that produce notes in the bass range. |
| tympanic membrane |
a thin, oval-shaped membrane separating the middle ear from the external ear, which vibrates when struck by sound waves; eardrum. |
| water beetle |
any of various aquatic beetles, characterized by a smooth oval body and flattened or fringed hind legs adapted for swimming. |
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