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stump

noun as in end piece

Weak match

verb as in confuse, bewilder

verb as in walk with deliberation

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A sober presence in interviews and on the stump, he has tended to fade into the background in the Senate.

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The amount of deliveries England bowled a good length and in the channel outside off stump remained largely constant from the first innings to second.

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As he turned, it went past his head and just missed the stumps.

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They reached 19-0 at stumps and followed up with a performance etched in Ashes folklore.

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England's batters were out trying to hit balls outside off stump, on the up, through the covers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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