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| A fine point of exactnessin conduct,ceremony and procedure |
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| something growing out of something else |
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| Characterized by friendliness and good will;Friendly;Peaceble |
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(Law) Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of
like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation. |
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Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant
light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns,
upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo.
2. A cloud or atmosphere (as of romance or glamour) that
surrounds a person or thing.
3. (Meteorology) A rain cloud. |
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A current of air or water running in a direction contrary
to the main current, or moving in a circular direction; a
whirlpool.
2. A tendency or current (as of opinion or history) contrary
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A current of air or water running in a direction contrary
to the main current, or moving in a circular direction; a
whirlpool.
2. A tendency or current (as of opinion or history) contrary
to or separate from a main current. |
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A person with refined and sociable tastes, especially one who
enjoys fine food and drink |
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| A thicket or grove of small trees. |
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1. Deeply affected with grief and regret for having done
wrong; penitent; as, "a contrite sinner."
2. Expressing or arising from contrition; as, "contrite
words." |
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a country that has been transformed from a place of
lush abundance to a sere, mutilated, inhospitable land. |
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| Marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow. |
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| Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; |
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1. Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as,
myriad stars.
2. Composed of numerous diverse elements or aspects |
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Construction or something constructed by using whatever
materials happen to be available. |
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. Having the characteristics of both sexes.
2. Effeminate; unmasculine.
3. Sexless; neuter.
4. (Linguistics) Having but one form of the noun for both the
male and the female. |
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Devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity;
also: an instance thereof. |
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An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a
proverb. |
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| Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; as, "a wizened old man." |
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Incapable of being fatigued; not yielding to fatigue; not
readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying. |
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| To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic. |
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1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called
and known; name; title; designation.
2. The act of naming. |
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dull and tedious passage in a book, play, musical
composition, or the like. |
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