adjective having long, untidy hair, fur, or pile.The shaggy dogs that come to the shelter are hard to brush.That old shaggy carpet should be replaced. long, tangled, and unkempt.A bison has shaggy…
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petrify
transitive verb to turn (organic matter) into stone.Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing the wood’s cells when they die. intransitive verb to turn into stone; become petrified.It takes many…
lust
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conspicuous
adjective easily seen; noticeable.There was a conspicuous lack of emotion shown at the man’s funeral.Her distrust of him was conspicuous.The difference between this child’s talent and that of the other students was…