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doughnut

dough·nut [ dṓ nùt ] (plural dough·nuts) or do·nut [ dṓ nùt ] (plural do·nuts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. round cake with hole or filling: a small sugar-coated cake of sweet dough, fried or baked, and either spherical with a filling of cream or jam, or ring-shaped with no filling

2. mechanical engineering ring-shaped object: an object in the shape of an inflated ring, e.g. an accelerating tube in a nuclear reactor or an undersized spare tire

3. 360-degree turn in vehicle: a tight 360-degree turn made in a motor vehicle or motor boat

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