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 slip-joint pliers slip-joint pliers /slɪp dʒɔɪnt plaɪərz/

noun

  1. Pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws  ( slip-joint pliers )
    pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws
      Using the slip-joint pliers, he adjusted the jaws to fit the larger nut.
    Using the slip-joint pliers, he adjusted the jaws to fit the larger nut.


 coelacanth coelacanth /ˈsiːləˌkænθ/

noun

  1. Fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa  ( coelacanth , Latimeria chalumnae )
    fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa


 Lucille Ball Lucille Ball /luːˈsil bɔːl/

noun

  1. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)  ( Ball , Lucille Ball )
    United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)


 genus Mikania genus Mikania /ˈdʒiːnəs mɪˈkeɪniə/

noun

  1. Large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America  ( genus Mikania , Mikania )
    large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America


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