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obscure
Adjective
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If something is obscure, it is not easy to understand.
The textbook the teacher was using in her class was obscure.
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If something is obscure, it is not bright in color or appearance; it is dull or dark.
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If something is obscure, it is very hard to make out a clear image of it; it is faint; it is unclear or vague.
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If something is obscure, it is hidden; it is out of sight.
The Johnsons decided to have a date at an obscure retreat.
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If a place where people live is obscure, it is found far away from where most other people live.
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If something is obscure, it is not easily seen; it is inconspicuous.
The ruby had an obscure flaw in it.
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If somebody is obscure, they are not known; they have no fame and are not notable.
obscure
Verb
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If someone obscures something, they darken it; they make it faint.
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If someone obscures something, they hide it from sight; they put it out of sight.
The fog obscured the road ahead of Sherry while she was driving.
The cloud was obscuring the light from the Sun while they moved over the Sun.
white
Noun
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White is one of the colors people can see
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The white or clear colored part inside an egg.
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A person with fair (light) colored skin. Usually this means people of the race that began in Europe, especially northern Europe.
white
Adjective
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Something that is colored white
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Of a race with light skin or the race that began in Europe, especially northern Europe.
toothed
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adjective
having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination
saw-toothed
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adjective
(= notched)
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
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adjective
(= notched)
having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
shrew
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noun
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
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noun
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles