To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
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To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.
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To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
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To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.
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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…
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The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.
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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
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Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
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To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
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Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, somet…
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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…
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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
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A small lake. See Mere.
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A spot; a blemish; a mole.
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Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.
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abbreviation of Amuck.
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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…
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To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
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An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artifi…
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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…
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To separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
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A paling; a hurdle.
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A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
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The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
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The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when ap…
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Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.
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To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
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To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
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A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
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A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
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An evil spirit of the waters.
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An evil spirit of the waters.
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A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
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A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
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One who computes.
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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…
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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…
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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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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…
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Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
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A paling; a hurdle.
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A flake; also, a lock, as of wool.
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A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
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An evil spirit of the waters.
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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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of Splinter
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