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a feather. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the brilliant plume of a peacock. a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret. any plumose part or formation. a feather, a tuft of feathers, or some substitute, worn as an ornament, as on a hat, helmet, etc.
What Is Plume?
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to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears. to send or convey lightly, as if in flight: The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in the audience. Obsolete . to signal to, summon, or direct by waving. verb (used without object) to float or be carried, especially through the air: The sound wafted on the breeze. The music wafted across the lake. noun a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived: a waft of perfume. a wafting movement; light current or gust: a waft of air. the act of wafting. Also, waif. Nautical . a signal given by waving a flag. Origin:
What Is Waft?
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having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now. easily broken or destroyed; fragile. morally weak; easily tempted. noun Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
What Is Frail?
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to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold. noun a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold.
What Is Shudder?
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to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower. to fawn. noun servile or fawning deference.
What Is Cringe?
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heavy; weighty: a hefty book. big and strong; powerful; muscular: a hefty athlete. impressively large or substantial: a hefty increase in salary.
What is Hefty?
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the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit. the pith of the stem of a plant. a soft or fleshy part of an animal body. Also called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue that communicate with their respective vascular, lymph, and nerve systems. See dig mass, as that into which linen, wood, etc., are converted in the making of paper.
What Is Pulp?
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1. a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers. 2. a deep, inarticulate sound uttered in derision, disapproval, desire, etc. 3. a deep grating or creaking sound due to a sudden or continued overburdening, as with a great weight: We heard the groan of the ropes as the crane lowered the heavy cargo into the ship's hold. verb (used without object) 4. to utter a deep, mournful sound expressive of pain or grief. 5. to make a deep, inarticulate sound expressive of derision, disapproval, desire, etc. 6. to make a sound resembling a groan; resound harshly: The steps of the old house groaned under my weight. 7. to be overburdened or overloaded. 8. to suffer greatly or lamentably: groaning under an intolerable burden. Relevant Questions
What Is Groan?
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1. crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty. 2. impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm. 3. weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse. 4. Slang. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated. verb (used with object), lamed, lam·ing.
What Is Lame?
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1. a faint or unsteady light; gleam. 2. a dim perception; inkling. verb (used without object) 3. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker. 4. to appear faintly or dimly. Origin:
What Is Glimmer?
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1. a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage. 2. an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar. 3. the amount of material in a bar. 4. an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver. 5. a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation.
What Is Bar?
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likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair. feeble in the joints; tottering; infirm: a rickety old man. old, dilapidated, or in disrepair. irregular, as motion or action. affected with
What Is Rickety?
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1. (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal. 2. a long, pointed, or protruding tooth. 3. a projection resembling the tusk of an animal. 4. Also called gain. Carpentry. a diagonally cut shoulder at the end of a timber for strengthening a tenon. verb (used with object) 5. to dig up or tear off with the tusks. 6. to gore with a tusk.
What Is Tusk?
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1. to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country. 2. to cut off from membership or relations: to expel a student from a college. Origin:
What Is Expel?
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1. stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal. 2. firmly fixed or set. 3. inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior. 4. exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination. 5. so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications.
What Is Rigid?
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1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. 2. Archaic. a. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon. b. to curse; execrate. noun 3. the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction. 4. informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion: society's ban on racial discrimination. 5. Law. a. a proclamation. b. a public condemnation. 6. Ecclesiastical . a formal condemnation; excommunication. 7. a malediction; curse
What Is Ban?
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1. of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion. 2. red or reddish. 3. British Slang. damned: a ruddy fool. adverb 4. British Slang. damned
What Is Ruddy?
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1.a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc. 2.a small piece, quantity, or amount of anything; scrap; bit. 3.something very appetizing; treat or tidbit. 4.a person or thing that is attractive or delightful. verb (used with object) 5.to distribute in or divide into tiny portions (often followed by out ): to morsel out the last pieces of meal.
What Is Morsel?
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1. to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. 2. to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl. 3. to rumble: The thunder grumbled in the west. verb (used with object), grum·bled, grum·bling. 4. to express or utter with murmuring or complaining. noun 5. an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl. 6. grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood. 7. a rumble. Origin:
What Is Grumble?
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1. insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: 2. seldom met with; rare: 3. scarcely. Idioms 4. make oneself scarce, Informal. a. to depart, especially suddenly. b. to stay away; avoid.
What is Scarce?
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1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige: traces of an advanced civilization among the ruins. 2. a barely discernible indication or evidence of some quantity, quality, characteristic, expression, etc.: a trace of anger in his tone. 3. an extremely small amount of some chemical component: a trace of copper in its composition. 4. traces, the series of footprints left by an animal. 5. the track left by the passage of a person, animal, or object: the trace of her skates on the ice.
What Is Trace?
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1. to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): 2. to search through for plunder; pillage
What Is Ransack?
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full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
What Is Wily?
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1. to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. 2. to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often followed by along, away, by, etc.). 3. to move quietly or stealthily or without being noticed (usually followed by in, out, along, etc.). 4. Aeronautics . a. to move in the air, especially at an easy angle downward, with less engine power than for level flight, solely by the action of air currents and gravity, or by momentum already acquired. b. to fly in a glider. 5. Music. to pass from one note to another without a break.
What Is Glide?
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a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
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