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To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.

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To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.

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To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the…

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To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.

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Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

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Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.

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of Counsel

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of Counsel

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The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.

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Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.

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Act of pointing out or indicating.

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To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

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The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

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The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

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The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.

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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 ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.

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A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.

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The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

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The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…

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A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.

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The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

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An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.

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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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The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

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A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

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To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

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The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

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To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities…

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A slight coloring.

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The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be draw…

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To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…

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