One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
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of Arouse
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of Arouse
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of Constrict
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of Constrict
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Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.
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Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.
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Alt. of Electrical
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Alt. of Electrical
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Restless; uneasy.
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Restless; uneasy.
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Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
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Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
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Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
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Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
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Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
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Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
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Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation.
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Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation.
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possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
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possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
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Strong; sinewy.
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Strong; sinewy.
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of Pump
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of Pump
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Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
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Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
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Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.
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Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.
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of Strain
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of Strain
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Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful.
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Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful.
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Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
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Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
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of Tie
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of Tie
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of Wire
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of Wire
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To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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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 change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…
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A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.
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That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.
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Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.
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Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
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Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and k…
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Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; -- usually followed by of.
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Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
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Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde.
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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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To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
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Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
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Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
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The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the m…
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The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the m…
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The quality or state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness.
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The quality or state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness.
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A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
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A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
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of Agitate
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of Agitate
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of Tie
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of Tie
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Not easy; difficult.
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Not easy; difficult.
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Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
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of Relax
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of Relax
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To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
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To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
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To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
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To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
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