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1. plain(e adj.

Additional spellings: plaine
265 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Flat, level, even; of geographic areas: low in elevation, lowland; broad, flat; also, of an engraving: worked in low relief; plain contre (ground, place, thing), a plain, plateau, or lowland……

2. pointel n.

29 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A writing implement; stylus; ?pen or pencil; (b) a punch; (c) surg. and med. a sharp pointed instrument used for administering medicines, scraping, probing, etc.; (d) a pointed implement for……

3. prǒud adj.

228 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Guilty of the sin of Pride; haughty, arrogant; also, obstinate, rebellious; (b) proudest of pride, supremely proud; proud as lucifer; proud herte, proud heart; -- also as surname or epithet; maken……

4. saumplē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: saumplere
22 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A divine plan; a divine archetype or pattern; (b) an earthly copy of a divine archetype; also, an earthly representation [1st quot.]. …

5. 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……

6. tā̆sten v.

112 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To exercise the sense of taste; perceive a flavor; also fig.; ppl. tastinge, pertaining to the sense of taste; (b) to perceive (a flavor), taste (sweetness, bitterness, etc.), perceive the flavor……

7. trepanen v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Surg. To bore small holes in the skull; also, bore holes in (the skull) with a trepan. …

8. turn(e n.

Additional spellings: turne
85 quotations in 12 senses
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A turn, rotation, or revolution about an axis or center; welkenes turn, the turning of the heavens. …

9. wāren v.(1)

77 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To be mindful, be aware; waren of, be knowledgeable concerning (sth.), be skilled in; ware him his fal is nexte his honde, let him be mindful his fall is at hand (b) to be mindful of (sth.),……

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