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quill: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog; the hollow spine of a feather; pen made from a bird's feather

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hackle collapse: long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants

spicule collapse: small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals

goose grass collapse: annual weedy grass used for hay

cactus collapse: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

barbule collapse

topknot collapse: showy crest or knot of hair or feathers; headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair

plume collapse: a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament; form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"; deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"

wolverine collapse: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

raccoon collapse: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America; the fur of the North American racoon

chimpanzee collapse: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

possum collapse

porcupine collapse: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

guinea pig collapse: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research

ferret collapse: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits; hunt with ferrets; hound or harry relentlessly

groundhog collapse: reddish brown North American marmot

brier collapse: tangled mass of prickly plants; a thorny stem or twig

bramble collapse: any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

briar collapse: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath

plicate collapse

tuck collapse: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place; (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest; eatables (especially sweets); fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in"; make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"

tuft collapse: a bunch of feathers or hair; a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

twill collapse: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs; a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs; weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

polecat collapse: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

ink collapse: dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods; a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing; fill with ink; "ink a pen"; append one's signature to; "They inked the contract"

panache collapse: a feathered plume on a helmet

pinion collapse: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack; cut the wings off (of birds); bind the arms of

pleat collapse: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape; fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"

monk collapse: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work; United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

prickle collapse: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"; cause a prickling sensation

enfold collapse

thistle collapse: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

crease collapse

skunk collapse: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

plat collapse: a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.); make a plat of; "Plat the town"

glutton collapse: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia; a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

weasel collapse: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

thorn collapse: a Germanic character of runic origin

ruff collapse: (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit; common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

plait collapse: weave into plaits; "plait hair"

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

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