Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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of Assure
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of Assure
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Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
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Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
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Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
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Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
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The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
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The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
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Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
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Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
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Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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of Tie
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of Tie
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In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…
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To call; to summon.
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To call; to summon.
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A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…
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A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
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A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…
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To lay on or cover; to adorn.
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That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
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Convenient sea room.
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A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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See Bitts.
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A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; so…
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An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn…
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A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…
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A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
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A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire,…
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Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
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To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
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A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornam…
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A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of wall.
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To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
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A strong saddle girth, as of canvas.
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Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.
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To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
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A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
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To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
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The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This rig…
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The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
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That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
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A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also…
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To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…
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Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.
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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…
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To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
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See Intrench.
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A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.
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A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
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Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.
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To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…
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A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock…
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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…
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To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
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To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
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The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…
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To smear; to anoint.
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A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.
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A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.
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A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
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One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.
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A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
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Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.
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A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.
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To peen.
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A ridge.
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A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down…
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Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.
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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.
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A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support…
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A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.
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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 small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.
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A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
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One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
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That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
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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 procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken.
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A stain; a tache.
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A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.
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A knot; a fastening.
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A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bi…
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A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…
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A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a…
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To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.
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To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
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To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
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In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…
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To hold; to keep; to possess.
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To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority.
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To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.
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To call; to summon.
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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.
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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.
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The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from fear; want of vigilance; security.
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The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from fear; want of vigilance; security.
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One who, or that which, secures.
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One who, or that which, secures.
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The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
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The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
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To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…
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To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
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To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to ins…
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To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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of Fix
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Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
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Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
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of Protect
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of Protect
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Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…
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Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…
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To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
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To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
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Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.
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To make sure. See Insure.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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Fixed; solidified.
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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…
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In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…
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Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable vi…
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To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
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Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or co…
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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
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To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get;…
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Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…
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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
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Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
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Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
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