Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
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Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
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Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
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To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
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To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
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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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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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A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moiste…
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A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moiste…
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Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.
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Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.
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To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
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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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The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.
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A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority f…
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To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.
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To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
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To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
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To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to disp…
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Trial, as a test or experiment.
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To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.
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To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.
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To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun.
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In haste; foothot.
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A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into.
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A thin plate or lamina.
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The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
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More; -- usually, more in number.
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A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment.
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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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A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…
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To raze.
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To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
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A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.
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Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.
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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…
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Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.
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To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.
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Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
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A sudden flash or play of light.
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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.
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A glimpse, glance, or gleam.
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To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
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A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the eart…
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The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning.
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A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
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A little spark; a scintillation.
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A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.
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To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
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To bend; as, to flex the arm.
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To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to pl…
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To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…
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A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.
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To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
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To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
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One who, or that which, blinks.
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One who, or that which, blinks.
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A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
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A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
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One who, or that which, flashes.
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One who, or that which, flashes.
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To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show.
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To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show.
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Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
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Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
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To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
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Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.
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A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.
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A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.
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To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
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A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
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To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
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Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.
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To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show.
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Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.
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Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.
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A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing.
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Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
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A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
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Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
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Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.
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To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.
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The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
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To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away.
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To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.
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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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Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
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Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.
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Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.
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To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.
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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
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To nod; to sleep; to nap.
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Any periwinkle.
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