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1.a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
2.Degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse |
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1.a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
2.A fortified place.
3.Anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, |
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1.between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord:
2.Agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony.
3.Agreement ( def. 6 ) .
4.Peace; amity.
5.A treaty; compact; covenant. |
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1.to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
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to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract
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to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse. |
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1.to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
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to undress. |
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1.exigent state or character; urgency.
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Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
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a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency |
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1.the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan.
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material or refuse floating on water.
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useless or unimportant items; odds and ends.
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a vagrant, penniless population: the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe. |
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1.to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
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to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers.
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to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly. |
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1.any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, .
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1.to imprison; confine.
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to enclose; constrict closely. |
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1.holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently:
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obligatory (often followed by on or upon ):
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Archaic . resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something |
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1.given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: |
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1.causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: |
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1.sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
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burning; corrosive.
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having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing. |
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1.any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
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any of various allied or similar plants. |
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1.of or pertaining to money:
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consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments:
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(of a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or fine. |
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1.that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: |
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1.lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
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proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit. |
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1.lying down; reclining; leaning.
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inactive; idle.
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Zoology, Botany . noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. |
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1.a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
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any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor: |
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