Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cramp | Yes | No | Yes | No |
halter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cramp (noun) | halter (noun) |
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a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together | either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight |
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued | a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered |
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction | rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading |
a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
cramp (verb) | halter (verb) |
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suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle | prevent the progress or free movement of |
affect with or as if with a cramp | hang with a halter |
prevent the progress or free movement of | |
secure with a cramp |