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tuck

verb as in fold together

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Her shirt is tucked into a skirt with burnt-red patchwork in the front.

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The risen moon was framed snugly in the high, small window of Penelope’s room, like one of Mrs. Clarke’s fresh-baked gooseberry pies tucked inside a pie box.

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Penelope tucked the goulash recipe in her pocket, so she might show it to Cook next time she passed by the kitchen.

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He wore khaki trousers tucked into tall leather boots, a safari jacket, and a pith helmet.

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Penelope tucked the letter into her apron pocket and quickly regained her professional composure, on the outside, at least.

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

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