Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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take-up | Yes | No | No | No |
device | Yes | No | No | No |
take-up (noun) | device (noun) |
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the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in | any clever maneuver |
any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom) | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | |
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) | |
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect |