To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
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To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
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To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
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To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
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A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.
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Act or process of deducing or inferring.
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of Eat
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of Feed
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The griffin.
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Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
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Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.
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the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"
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A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
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Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…
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A hurt; an injury.
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A part; a fragment; a portion.
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As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.
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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
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The act of taking food.
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To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.
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Species; kind.
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Spices, in general.
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The quality or state of being spicy.
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The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
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Act of succeeding; succession.
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To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.
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Serious emotional harm caused by a distressing event.
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of Wit
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A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
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The quality of being witty.
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of Wind
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To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
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To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
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A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.
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That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.
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To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.
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To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
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A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
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The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…
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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
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A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
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The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or an…
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Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten.
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Woad.
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To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scr…
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A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the…
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To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
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A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
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To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.
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Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
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Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.
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One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish.
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One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish.
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Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.
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Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.
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The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
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To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
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To chew loudly and greedily; to champ.
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The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in genera…
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A little bite or bit of food.
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That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.
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The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.
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The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
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The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
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A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share.
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Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal stin…
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