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  1. What word means did see and is also a tool for cutting?
  2. What word means weaken and is also the liquid in a plant?
  3. What word is a piece of cloth worn around the waist and is also a type of window frame?
  4. What word is a balance and is also the outer layer on fish and snakes?
  5. What word is a group of fish and is also a place of learning?
  6. What word is a wise person and is also a herb?
  7. What word means to move over quickly and also means to clean?
  8. What word means to quarrel and is also small left over bits?
  9. What word is one sixtieth of a second and is also the one after the first?
  10. What word is one who sews and is also the underground pipe for waste?
  11. What word is a dishonest business person and is also a large meat eating fish?
  12. What word is the mark of ownership or office and is also a sea mammal?
  13. What word means to get rid of and is also a small shelter?
  14. What word means to support and is also the land near the waters edge?
  15. What word means worn out and also means to be fire from a gun?
  16. What word is a heavy sled and is also a large hammer?
  17. What word means to go easily and is also a small strip of paper?
  18. What word means to hit hard and is also a small slow moving animal?
  19. What word means to open and close the lips quickly making a sound, and is also a small boat?
  20. What word means to growl and also means to tangle?
  21. What word means to hit hard and is also a covering for the foot?
  22. What word means to make dirty and is also the ground or dirt?

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