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 civet civet /ˈsɪvət/

noun

  1. Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes  ( civet , civet cat )
    cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes


 flint flint /ˈflɪnt/

adjective

  1. Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings  ( flint , flinty , granitic , obdurate , stony )
    showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
     His flinty gaze
    his flinty gaze
     The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
    the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart

noun

  1. () A hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony  ( flint )
    a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
     The early humans used flint to create sharp tools and weapons
    The early humans used flint to create sharp tools and weapons

 Flint

  1. A city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing  ( Flint )
    a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
     The automobile industry in Flint played a significant role in Michigan's economic growth.
    The automobile industry in Flint played a significant role in Michigan's economic growth.
  2. A river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River  ( Flint , Flint River )
    a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River


 western dewberry western dewberry /ˈwɛstərn ˈduːˌbɛri/

noun

  1. American blackberry with oblong black fruit  ( Rubus ursinus , western blackberry , western dewberry )
    American blackberry with oblong black fruit


 noose noose /ˈnuːs/

noun

  1. A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled  ( noose , running noose , slip noose )
    a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
  2. A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose  ( gin , noose , snare )
    a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

verb

  1. Secure with a noose  ( noose )
    secure with a noose
  2. Make a noose in or of  ( noose )
    make a noose in or of