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Word Explanations shard, scaffold, grimace, carillon, tantrum, onomatopoeia, medley, papyrus, welter, recasting

Explanation of shard (noun)
a broken piece of a brittle artifact; fragment

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Explanation of scaffold (noun)
form: scaffolds
a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

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Explanation of grimace (noun)
form: grimaces
a contorted facial expression

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Explanation of carillon (noun)
playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower

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Explanation of tantrum (noun)
a display of bad temper; scene; conniption

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Explanation of onomatopoeia (noun)
using words that imitate the sound they denote

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Explanation of medley (noun)
form: medleys
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources; pastiche

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Explanation of papyrus (noun)
forms: papyri, papyruses
paper reed; ancient document

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Explanation of welter (noun)
a confused multitude of things; muddle; fuddle; smother

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Explanation of recasting (noun)
changing a particular word or phrase; rephrasing

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Meaning of shard, scaffold, grimace, carillon, tantrum, onomatopoeia, welter