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1. annulet n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) a small ring; (b) Med. and anat. the 'cartilage of the windpipe' [Norri]; (c) her. a cadency mark in the shape of a ring.

2. cō̆ste n.

80 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Anat. A rib; fals coste, false rib; (b) the side of the body, flank; the side of a building; the face of a solid figure; (c) her. cotise.

3. epatī̆k adj.

11 quotations in 2 senses
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Med. and anat. (a) Affected with disease of the liver; (b) epatik veine the basilic vein; = epatica n., sense 1.

4. gibbositẹ̄ n.

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Anat. & med. (a) A bulge, convexity; (b) a pathological swelling or bulge; (c) humpback; curvature of the spine.

5. grẹ̄ n.(1)

91 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A step in a stairway or flight of steps; also, a flight of steps; song (canticle) of gres, one of the Gradual Psalms; gre bi gre, from gre to gre, step by step; (b) a rung of a ladder; also fig.

6. hūmiditẹ̄ n.

22 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Moistness, dampness; (b) anat. & med. the primary quality of moistness.

7. moisten v.

63 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To make (sb. or sth.) moist or wet; moisten bi (with), moisten or wet (sth.) with (tears, blood, saliva, etc.); moisten in, soak or moisten (sth.) in (a liquid); -- also refl.; ppl. moistand, as…

8. obēdient adj.

62 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Obedient; willing to serve someone; also, willing to fulfill an obligation; obedient to, obedient unto; (b) as noun: obedient person; (c) obedient to (unto), subject to the rule of (sb. or sth.)…

9. obeien v.

117 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To carry out the commands of (sb.); obey (sb. or sth., a command, law, rule); comply with (a judgment, request, someone's desires); be subject to (sb. or sth.), be ruled by; also fig.; obeien

10. oppō̆siciǒun n.

20 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A location or placement opposite something; (b) a contradiction, contrary opinion or purpose; a reply to a deposition; (c) a formal oral examination; (d) an antidote or remedy; (e) astron. & astro

11. pē̆rl(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: perle
130 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A pearl; (b) margerie perl, a pearl; perl of oriente, orient perl, perl orient, perl orientale, a pearl from the Orient; also, a pearl of exceptional brilliance; perl ston, perl of pris; (c) coll.

12. simple adj.

217 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Blameless, innocent; upright; guileless, artless; (b) of the eyes:?innocent, not sinful; ?sound, healthy; -- used fig.

13. stomacāle adj.

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Med. Of an ailment: involving the stomach; (b) anat. stomacale partie, a section of the abdomen spanning the stomach.

14. substanciāl adj.

67 quotations in 6 senses
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Chiefly phil. or theol. (a) Pertaining to the very nature of a thing, essential; substancial forme, forme substancial, the principle of existence in a substance and the source of all that is essential…

15. sustẹ̄nen v.

279 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To support (sb. or sth.) physically, hold upright; bear the weight of (sb. or sth.); prevent (sb. or sth.) from falling; also fig. & in fig. context; anat. support (a part of the body), provide a…

16. void(e adj.

Additional spellings: voide
243 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) Without contents, empty; also fig. and in fig. context; of a river: empty of water, etc.; of a pen: empty of ink (b) of the stomach or part of the intestinal tract: without food, empty; of the…

17. wiket n.

31 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A small door, usu. set within a larger door or gate; a small doorway; also fig.; also, an opening into a beehive [quot. ?1440]; wiket gate (b) an opening in a wall, a window [sometimes difficult…