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gall
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noun
abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
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noun
a skin sore caused by chafing
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verb
irritate or vex
It galls me that we lost the suit
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verb
(= chafe)
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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noun
(= saddle sore)
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
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noun
(= crust)
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
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noun
(= bile)
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
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noun
(= resentment)
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
duct
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noun
(= canal, channel)
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
the tear duct was obstructed
the alimentary canal
poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
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noun
an enclosed conduit for a fluid
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noun
a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls