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Morse

— noun a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) — noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)

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taper Noun

— A taper is a slender candle.

taper Verb

— If you taper something, you make it thinner or narrower at one end.

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shank Noun

— The shank is the part of the leg that is between the knee and the ankle.

shank Verb

— If you shank someone. you stab someone with an improvised knife.

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