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| bale |
a large, tightly packed bundle tied together with cord or wire. |
| band2 |
to tie with a strip of material in order to tell apart or bundle together; put a band on. [1/4 definitions] |
| broom |
a device for sweeping. A broom has a bundle of straw or a brush attached to the end of a long handle. |
| bunch |
to collect into a bunch; bundle. [1/4 definitions] |
| bundle |
to put into a bundle. [1/3 definitions] |
| cable |
a bundle of insulated wires used to carry electric current. [1/5 definitions] |
| package |
an object or bundle that is packed, wrapped, or boxed; bundle. [1/3 definitions] |
| packet |
a small bundle or parcel. |
| shock2 |
a bundle of stalks of corn or other grain standing upright against one another in a field. |
| wisp |
a thin bundle of hay, tiny group of hairs, trace of smoke, or other similar thin collection. [1/2 definitions] |
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