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1. ablāciǒun n.

7 quotations in 3 senses
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Med. and surg. (a) Removal, amputation; ablacioun of blod, bloodletting; also, removal (of the cause of a disease); (b) loss of function (in a part of the body). …

2. aggregāten v.

12 quotations in 2 senses
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To combine, collect, or gather (persons, things, qualities, etc.) into one body or sum. …

3. bresten v.

175 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To be broken, fall apart, break, shatter; bresten atwo, bresten atwinne, bresten in peces, bresten in sunder; (b) to break (sth.), shatter, crush; break (one's arm); ppl. brosten, of grain or……

4. bresting ger.

15 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Breaking; bresting doun, breaking down, overthrowing; (b) a wound, a bruise; (c) bursting open. …

5. canal(e n.

Additional spellings: canale
7 quotations in 2 senses
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A pipe or tube. …

6. cappe n.

61 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A headdress, a hat; esp., a small head covering worn under the hood; (b) a priest's close-fitting cap, the coif covering the tonsure; also, any kind of head covering for ecclesiastics; (c) a……

7. carbuncle n.

59 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A precious stone, any of the gems called carbuncles; esp., that carbuncle which shines in the dark; (b) a decorative material made of (or resembling) carbuncles; (c) something excellent or……

8. cūre n.(1)

158 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Attention, heed; nimen cure, to pay attention; taken cure, pay attention (to sth.), be interested (in sth.); I do no cure, I do not care, I am indifferent; (b) fondness, liking, partiality……

9. dēceivāble adj.

57 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of persons or animals: deceitful, lying, treacherous; -- also as noun; (b) disloyal, seditious. …

10. declināciǒun n.

14 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A hanging downward; (b) deterioration, degeneration. …

11. decorātī̆f adj.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Med. & surg. Designed to remove or cover up blemishes, beautifying. …

12. dēd adj.

291 quotations in 16 senses
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(a) Of persons, animals, bodies, parts of bodies: dead, no longer alive; also fig.; ben ded, to be dead; (b) of trees, flowers, etc.: dead. …

13. dēfending ger.

23 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The act of defending; defense against physical harm, protection; the defending, defense of yourself, self-defense; (b) a means of defense; a covering; a fortification. …

14. dēfens(e n.

Additional spellings: defense
122 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Act of defending oneself (or sb. else) by fighting, defense; comen to defens, to come to someone's defense; don defens, maken defens, stonden at defens, to defend oneself; also, to fight; for (in)……

15. dē̆fensī̆f n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Med. & surg. A medicine or ointment that prevents the growth or spread of disease, venom, humors, etc. [cp. defensif medecine]; (b) an ointment that preserves corpses. …

16. dē̆fensī̆f adj.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of weapons, armor: defensive; (b) med. & surg. of a bandage: preventing the spread of pus or other fluids; of a medicine or ointments: preventing the growth or spread of disease, preventive……

17. dī̆verting ger.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Med. & surg. Diverting or drawing off of morbid humors. …

18. drauen v.

766 quotations in 21 senses
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(a) To pull, tug, draw; pull in harness; (b) to pull (sb. or sth.), drag, tug at; pull up (a drawbridge); (c) to draw or withdraw (a part of the body); (d) to pull (a vehicle), tow (a ship), turn……

19. drauing(e ger.

Additional spellings: drauinge
68 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) The action of pulling; pulling a plow, towing a ship, hauling with a cart; drauing bi her, tearing the hair; drauing up anker, weighing anchor; (b) drawing a sword; drawing the string of a bow……

20. drīe adj.(1)

207 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) Not humid, moist, or drenched; dry; (b) of land: not flooded or submerged; also, not wet or sodden; comen (driven) to drie lond, to come (drive) ashore; (c) not moistened or soaked; mid (with)……

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