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1. the handle of a sword or dagger.
2. the handle of any weapon or tool. |
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1. having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
2. complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make: an intricate machine. |
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1. (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
2. (of edible meat) containing little or no fat. |
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1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. |
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1. to look narrowly or searchingly, as in the effort to discern clearly.
2. to peep out or appear slightly.
3. to come into view. |
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| 1. to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often fol. by over or upon). |
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1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief. |
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1. a small sword, esp. of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
2. a longer, heavier sword, esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries, having a double-edged blade and used for slashing and thrusting. |
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| full of or marked by resentment. |
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1. to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
2. to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface. |
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