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Pottery

ceramics

noun

ceramic objects, decorations, or art

china clay

noun

a soft white clay used for making expensive cups, plates etc

fire

verb

to bake clay at a very high temperature so that it becomes very hard

kiln

noun

a type of oven used for baking clay, bricks etc to make them hard

knead

verb

to prepare dough or clay by pressing it continuously

potter

noun

someone who makes dishes or other objects out of clay

pottery

noun

objects such as plates and cups that are made out of clay and baked in an oven so that they become hard

slip

noun

liquid clay used in making pots

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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