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Est. 1828
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'lick'
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Words to Describe lick

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Things lick often describes ("lick ________")

  • fence
  • butter
  • creek
  • ice
  • log
  • milk
  • material
  • spoons
  • business
  • plates
  • glade
  • gall
  • dish
  • ulcers
  • creation
  • granulomas
  • ear
  • pot
  • lips
  • inch
  • spittles
  • mill
  • eyes
  • spectrograms
  • rate
  • settlements
  • spittle
  • stamps
  • suppression
  • telescope
  • platter
  • model
  • observations
  • food
  • refractor
  • boner
  • observatory
  • ladle
  • blood
  • run
  • sauce
  • measures
  • objects
  • test
  • box
  • cream
  • salt
  • rhythm
  • penny
  • wounds
  • down
  • contingent
  • latencies
  • finger
  • arses
  • shelters
  • latency
  • promise
  • skillet
  • drops

How lick often is described ("________ lick")

  • extra
  • damn
  • swift
  • terrible
  • hasty
  • smart
  • bad
  • big
  • cool
  • single
  • solid
  • sudden
  • biggest
  • hot
  • gentle
  • fair
  • downright
  • hard
  • cold
  • startling
  • rough
  • reassuring
  • bop
  • twin
  • loving
  • fresh
  • natural
  • warm
  • famous
  • slow
  • terrific
  • little
  • hurried
  • awful
  • artificial
  • fast
  • nearby
  • nice
  • lingering
  • nasty
  • hungry
  • tiny
  • sloppy
  • honest
  • gar
  • affectionate
  • occasional
  • deer
  • quick
  • long
  • tentative
  • first
  • dominant
  • next
  • salt
  • worth
  • warst
  • bone
  • friendly
  • good
  • eccentric
  • muddy
  • wet
  • straight
  • french
  • unprofitable
  • blue
  • final
  • soft
  • preliminary
  • brief
  • last

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  • scritch
  • beat
  • dry
  • squirt
  • grizzle
  • vomit
  • slobber
  • sponge bath
  • portage
  • poke
  • spit
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