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bev·el
/ˈbevəl/

noun: bevel; plural noun: bevels


1. a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface
or edge.
o a tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework.
noun: bevel square; plural noun: bevel squares

verb: bevel; 3rd person present: bevels; past tense: bevelled; past participle: bevelled; gerund or
present participle: bevelling; past tense: beveled; past participle: beveled; gerund or present
participle: beveling

2. reduce (a square edge on an object) to a sloping edge.


"a beveled mirror"

2. dis·pose
/dəˈspōz/

verb: dispose; 3rd person present: disposes; past tense: disposed; past participle: disposed;
gerund or present participle: disposing
1. 1.
get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
"people now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death"
 INFORMAL
kill; destroy.
"all of them have been efficient in disposing of their rivals by deadly means"
 overcome (a rival or threat).
"team members were buoyant after they disposed of the champions"
 INFORMAL
consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically.
"she watched him dispose of a large slice of cheese"

2. bring (someone) into a particular frame of mind.


"prolactin is released, disposing you toward sleep"

3. arrange in a particular position.


"the chief disposed his attendants in a circle"
 LITERARY
determine the course of events.
"the city proposed, but the unions disposed"
3. hy·giene
/ˈhīˌjēn/
noun: hygiene
1. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease,
especially through cleanliness.
"poor standards of food hygiene"

4. im·ple·ment
noun
plural noun: implements
/ˈimpləmənt/
1. a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, especially as used for a particular
purpose.
"agricultural implements"

verb
3rd person present: implements
/ˈimpləˌment/
2. put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
"the regulations implement a 1954 treaty"

5. in·fec·tion
/inˈfekSH(ə)n/

noun: infection
1. the process of infecting or the state of being infected.
"strict hygiene will limit the risk of infection"
o an infectious disease.
plural noun: infections
"a chest infection"
o COMPUTING
the presence of a virus in, or its introduction into, a computer system.

6. dis·in·fect·ant
/ˌdisənˈfektənt/

noun: disinfectant; plural noun: disinfectants


1. a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria.
"I swabbed the table with disinfectant"
adjective: disinfectant
2. causing the destruction of bacteria.
"cleansing and disinfectant products"
7. an·ti·sep·tic
/ˌan(t)əˈseptik/

adjective: antiseptic
1. relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing
microorganisms.
2. scrupulously clean or pure, especially so as to be bland or characterless.
"the antiseptic modernity of a conference center"
noun
noun: antiseptic; plural noun: antiseptics
3.an antiseptic compound or preparation.
"a mild antiseptic"

8. cu·ti·cle
/ˈkyo͞odək(ə)l/

noun: cuticle; plural noun: cuticles


1. BOTANY•ZOOLOGY
a protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or
shell.
o ZOOLOGY
another term for epidermis.
2. the outer cellular layer of a hair.
3. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.

9. mois·ten
/ˈmois(ə)n/

verb: moisten; 3rd person present: moistens; past tense: moistened; past participle: moistened;
gerund or present participle: moistening
1. wet slightly.
"she moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue"
o (of the eyes) fill with tears.
"her eyes moistened"

10. nail bed


noun: nail bed; plural noun: nail beds; noun: nailbed; plural noun: nailbeds
1. the formative layer of cells underlying the fingernail or toenail.

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