Amuse: alternatives and connections

The face; the countenance or its expression.

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To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.

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To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony…

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Deep thought; muse.

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Deep thought; muse.

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Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth.

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Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth.

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The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.

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The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.

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Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness.

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To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its u…

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