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The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.

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To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

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The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separati…

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The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

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Capability of motion; contractility.

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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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The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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One and one; twice one.

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A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasur…

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A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.

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To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.

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A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or wat…

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That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

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That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

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To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.

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To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.

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Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

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Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

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Any part of a curved line.

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To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

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The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, a…

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Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

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A pit.

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A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or hors…

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The act of passing; passage through or over.

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The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.

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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

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A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passagewa…

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That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

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Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.

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A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

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A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.

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A union of two; duality.

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A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental.

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A composition for two performers; a duet.

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Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.

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A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair of beads." Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. "Fou…

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To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.

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To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sw…

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Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

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Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.

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A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

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