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noun(oint-ment)a salve or unguent for application to the skin
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noun(oint-ment)the action or process of flying : flight
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noun(oint-ment)a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery
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noun(oint-ment)flywheel
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noun(oint-ment)a winged insect —usually used in combination
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noun(oint-ment)any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (such as the housefly, mosquito, or gnat) that have the anterior wings functional, the posterior wings reduced to halteres, and segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae
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noun(oint-ment)a large stout-bodied fly