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To form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole : construct

Formed as to physique or bodily contours

Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

Being large in size, mass, or volume.

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

Bent or formed into a curve

A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck

Affording light mirth and laughter : amusing

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.

A recipient of hospitality, specifically someone staying by invitation at the house of another.

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony

A wet nurse.

A unit of weight equal to 1/12 troy pound

The act of quaffing; a deep draught.

A unit of capacity equal to 1/4 gallon or 1/3₂ bushel

A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).

An animal's tail.

Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

The quality or state of being quiet : tranquility

Wholly, completely

To speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment

(sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.

A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.