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1 a fine-tooth comb
(a comb with the teeth set close together, for removing lice, dirt etc from hair etc.) fíntenntur kambur/greiða, lúsakambur -
2 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) hreinsun2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) bil3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) leyfi -
3 cultivator
noun (a tool or machine for breaking up ground and removing weeds.) jarðvinnsluvél/-tætari, plógherfi -
4 dentist
['dentist](a person who cares for diseases etc of the teeth, by filling or removing them etc: Our dentist is very careful; I hate going to the dentist.) tannlæknir -
5 duster
noun (a cloth for removing dust.) afþurrkunarklútur -
6 hoe
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7 immobilise
[-bi-]verb (to make immobile: He immobilized the car by removing part of the engine.) gera óhreyfanlegan/óvirkan; stöðva -
8 immobilize
[-bi-]verb (to make immobile: He immobilized the car by removing part of the engine.) gera óhreyfanlegan/óvirkan; stöðva -
9 pierce
[piəs]1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) stinga(st) í (gegnum)2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) stinga gat á•- piercing- piercingly
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10 removal
noun (the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home: After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; ( also adjective) a removal van.) flutningur; brottrekstur -
11 strip-tease
noun (the act, by a woman, of removing her clothes one by one as a theatrical entertainment.) nektardans -
12 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) efni2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) drasl3) (an old word for cloth.) fataefni•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) troða í2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) seta fyllingu í3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up
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purify by removing the foreign and nonessential — index distill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
