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teaser
noun
A worker who teases wool
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ˈtizɚ
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noun
A worker who teases wool
noun
Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
noun
An advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
noun
A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
“He loved to solve chessmate puzzles”
noun
An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
noun
A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
noun
A device for teasing wool
“A teaser is used to disentangle the fibers”
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He loved to solve chessmate puzzles
That's a real puzzler
A teaser is used to disentangle the fibers
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