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   knead

   /nēd/

   verb

   • 1. work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
   • ▪ make (bread or pottery) by kneading flour or clay. Similar pummelworkpoundsqueezewringtwistcrushformshapemoldmixblendrare:malaxate
   • ▪ massage or squeeze with the hands: "she kneaded his back" Similar massagepressmanipulatepalpaterubhandlestrokefeel

   Word Origin Old Englishcnedan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kneden and German kneten.

   Derivatives

   • 1. kneadable adjective
   • 2. kneader noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • N

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   • A

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   • D

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