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rut
noun
verb
A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
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noun
A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
“They fell into a conversational rut”
noun
A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
noun
Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
verb
Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
“Furrow soil”
verb
Be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
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They fell into a conversational rut
Furrow soil
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