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ruck
noun
verb
A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
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ɹʌk
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noun
A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
“His brilliance raised him above the ruck”
noun
An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
verb
Become wrinkled or drawn together
“Her lips puckered”
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His brilliance raised him above the ruck
The children resembled a fairy herd
Her lips puckered
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