Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of needle shorter than the kind called sharps: a trade-name.
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Examples
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I imagine if you ran a hand over any surface in the gym you would not find dust, but the ground-down detritus of black waffle-bottom shoes.
The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011
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I imagine if you ran a hand over any surface in the gym you would not find dust, but the ground-down detritus of black waffle-bottom shoes.
The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011
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She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.
Book review Maxine 2009
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In his previous, the soon-cancelled-by-HBO Lucky Louie, CK was a ground-down husband and father.
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The drama, which seems likely to extend throughout the day, is not only a reflection of just how ground-down the procedural elements of the Senate have become.
GOP Filibusters Small Business Bill After Criticizing Dems For Delay 2010
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She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.
August 2008 Maxine 2008
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She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.
17: The Pool of Unease Maxine 2008
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She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.
17: The Pool of Unease Maxine 2008
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Also we had to record all responses with shitty ground-down eraser-less no#2 pencils (which quickly became a valuable office commodity).
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But I am burnt out, spent, ground-down and I need a vacation.
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