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RADDLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking

Synonyms:

raddle; reddle; ruddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("raddle" is a kind of...):

iron ore (an ore from which iron can be extracted)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mark or paint with raddle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "raddle" is one way to...):

mark (make or leave a mark on)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Twist or braid together, interlace

Synonyms:

raddle; ruddle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "raddle" is one way to...):

interweave; weave (interlace by or as if by weaving)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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