Much of a comet, typically Crossword Clue

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Much of a comet, typically Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. diamonds
2. a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
(verb)
1. decorate with frosting
2. cause to become ice or icy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MUCH (adverb)
1. frequently or in great quantities
2. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
MUCH (noun)
1. a great amount or extent
MUCH (adjective)
1. (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
COMET (noun)
1. (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

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