To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses.
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To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
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To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
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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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One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…
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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…
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Chilliness; coldness
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The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.
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A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone…
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A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
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A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
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A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…
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Alt. of Subsidency
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.
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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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Jet, the mineral.
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The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.
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Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially,…
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.
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Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.
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The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady.
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To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.
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To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
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Quality or state of being unwell.
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To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…
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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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A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…
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A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and ha…
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To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
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To reduce from an inflated condition.
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To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
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A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
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To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and…
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The gross amount; the mass; the lump.
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To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
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To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
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To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
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To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
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To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
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To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
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Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim.
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Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim.
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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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One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…
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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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of Burst
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To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
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To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
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To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.
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To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
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To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
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One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…
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The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
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To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.
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