To arrest.
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.
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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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Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.
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Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.
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The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.
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Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
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The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.
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The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.
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To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
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The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.
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of Lie, to recline.
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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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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…
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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
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Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…
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That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
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Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
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The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
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A pit.
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To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
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To lean; to recline; to repose.
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To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
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of Set
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obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…
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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.
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To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
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To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze.
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To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.
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To care; to desire.
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The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.
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To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.
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See Lye.
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obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
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imp. of Sleep. Slept.
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To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze.
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To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnat…
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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position
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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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One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.
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The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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The state or quality of being lazy.
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Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time free from employment.
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Alt. of Quiescency
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The state or quality of being quiescent.
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Remaining; yet left.
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of Sleep
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One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.
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One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.
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of Breathe
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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…
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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…
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Roast.
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Roast.
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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…
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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…
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An apparatus for weighing.
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To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.
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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
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See Lye.
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Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flav…
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Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material.
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Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death.
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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…
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To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtract…
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Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.
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To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
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To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain…
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Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.
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That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
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That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue.
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A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
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Roast.
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imp. of Sleep. Slept.
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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…
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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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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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