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hose
Noun
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A hose is a flexible tube that can carry water or other liquids.
I bought a hose to water my plants.
hose
Verb
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When you hose something, you spray it with a hose.
stem
Noun
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A stem is a long, thin thing joining parts of a plant.
Put the stems of the flowers in this cup of water.
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A stem is a narrow part of certain man-made objects, such as a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
stem
Verb
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If you stem soemthing, you remove the stem from it.
to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves
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If a problem stems from an action, it is caused by or originates from the action.
The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.
serration
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noun
a single notch in a row of notches
one of the serrations was broken off
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noun
the condition of being serrated
the serrations of a city skyline
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noun
a row of notches
the pliers had serrations to improve the grip