attachment
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a special tool that you can fix to a machine or piece of equipment to make it do a particular job
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a special tool that you can fix to a machine or piece of equipment to make it do a particular job
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a part of a tool called a brace and bit, used especially in the past for making holes in things. You usually use a drill now instead.
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the part of a drill or lathe (=tools for cutting) that holds the bit (=the part that does the cutting) and keeps it steady
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a piece of equipment that holds something in a fixed position so that you can work on it with a tool such as a drill
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a circular piece with a lot of small holes that is put on the end of a hose or watering can
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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