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crumbling
noun
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Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
grinding
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noun
a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
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noun
material resulting from the process of grinding
vegetable grindings clogged the drain
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noun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
wheel
Noun
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A wheel is a round thing (circle) on a cart or carriage or train or other machine that moves. A cart has four wheels that touch the road and turn.
The cart needs a very smooth road because it has little wheels.
wheel
Verb
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If you wheel something somewhere, you transport it in or on a vehicle that has wheels.
The nurses wheeled her into the operating theatre.
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If something is wheeling, it is travelling in circles.
The eagle wheeled and dived towards the ground to catch its prey.
corner
Noun
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A corner is the place where two lines or edges meet.
They live on the corner of Main Street and Dundas.
Just put it on the table in the corner of the room.
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In business, a corner is a monopoly.
corner
Verb
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To corner someone is to get someone into a place where he or she cannot leave.
Jessy cornered him in the supply room and wouldn't let him leave.
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To go around corners.
The car really corners well. Turns are easy for it.