Clout: alternatives and connections

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantag…

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To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

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To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

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superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.

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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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One who cuts and cures hay.

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.

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To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

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A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and…

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the k…

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A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard.

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