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-To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
-To honor with a new title or description.
-To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
-To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
-To dress (a fowl).
-To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly. |
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-A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
-A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade |
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| -To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner: demeaned themselves well in class. |
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-Very liberal in giving; generous.
-Showing great generosity: a munificent gift. |
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-Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent.
-Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant. |
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-To make narrow.
-To enclose in a limited area; confine.
-To put or bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship.
-Archaic. To restrict in latitude or scope. |
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-A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
-A deduction or an inference.
-A natural consequence or effect; a result. |
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-A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.
-Archaic. An ecclesiastical benefice not attached to the spiritual duties of a parish |
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-Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals, especially:
-An alloy of mercury and silver used in dental fillings.
-An alloy of mercury and tin used in silvering mirrors.
-A combination of diverse elements; a mixture: an amalgam of strength, reputation, and commitment to ethical principles |
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-Of or relating to holism.
-Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts.
-Concerned with wholes rather than analysis or separation into parts: holistic medicine; holistic ecology. |
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-Of the color of blood; red.
-Of a healthy reddish color; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.
Archaic.
-Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
-Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate.
-Cheerfully confident; optimistic. |
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-Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.
-Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional. |
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-An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit.
-A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.
-The diameter of such an opening, often expressed as an f-number.
-The diameter of the objective of a telescope. |
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-Zoology. A hard bony or chitinous outer covering, such as the fused dorsal plates of a turtle or the portion of the exoskeleton covering the head and thorax of a crustacean.
-A protective, shell-like covering likened to that of a turtle or crustacean: “He used to worry that Sarah would age the same way, develop the same brittle carapace” (Anne Tyler). |
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-Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera.
-Perceived in or as if in the viscera; profound: “The scientific approach to life is not really appropriate to states of visceral anguish” (Anthony Burgess).
-Instinctive: visceral needs |
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-To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.
-To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country. |
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-Tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly: a pernicious virus.
-Causing great harm; destructive: pernicious rumors.
-Archaic. Evil; wicked. |
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-Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: vapid conversation.
-Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: vapid beer. |
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| Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful |
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| Inducing catharsis; purgative. |
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