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bridle
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noun
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
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noun
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
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verb
anger or take offense
She bridled at his suggestion to elope
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verb
put a bridle on
bridle horses
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verb
respond to the reins, as of horses
unit
Noun
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One of a measure of something; the amount of something that is counted as "one".
Measure five units to the left.
$4 is the unit price.
A pound is a useful unit for thinking about amounts of butter.
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Form of measurement.
I prefer metric units.
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Item, used when no other word for something exists.
He set up the A/C unit.