The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
Evidence that an idea or activity is gaining support or movement.
A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
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The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
Evidence that an idea or activity is gaining support or movement.
To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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A race course: the ground run over.
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of Forward
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The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.
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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…
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The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.
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A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.
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The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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A pustule; a pimple.
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To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner.
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To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.
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The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…
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To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.
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To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; a…
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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…
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Gone.
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To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.
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An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.
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To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.
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A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to…
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A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.
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To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.
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To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
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A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
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A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…
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To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…
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The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…
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Gone.
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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…
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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…
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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…
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To labor; to travail.
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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…
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The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…
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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
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The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.
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The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
Move forward or develop.
The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
Completion or provision of an agreed result.
The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…
A change that makes something better.
A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.
A significant stage in a plan.
The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.
Growing strength or pace of progress.
The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
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The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
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