The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
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To go up; to ascend.
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That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency.
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The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.
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Departure, especially departure from this life; death.
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To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.
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The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…
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Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or inj…
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Trial, as a test or experiment.
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Expiration.
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Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
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The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…
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A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
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A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the govern…
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…
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Injury; wrong; mischief.
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The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.
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Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…
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of Reduce
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The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…
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To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy…
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Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste.
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of Wind
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Division; separation; putting away.
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The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
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He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.
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The act of expiring
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of Go
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of Pass
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. imp. & p. p. of Read.
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To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
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A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
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A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
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