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They can be harbored, but few hold water. You can nurse them, but only by holding them against someone else. You can carry them, but not with your arms. You can bury them, but not in the earth.
What gets closer when you blink?
My first is an insect; my second is a border; my whole puts the face in a tuneful disorder.
Someone walked into a room and you heard a crash! Someone died. What happened?
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
What’s a carpet’s favorite sport?