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Word Meanings - PULLER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who, or that which, pulls. Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak.

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  • PROUDLING
    A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.
  • PROUD
    prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly;
  • WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
    Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
  • SETTER
    A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by
  • PROUDISH
    Somewhat proud. Ash.
  • WHICH
    the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
  • KINGSHIP
    The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. Landor.
  • KINGSTON VALVE
    A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.
  • KINGSTON; KINGSTONE
    The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.
  • KINGSTON METAL
    . An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. McElrath.
  • PROUDLY
    In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison.
  • PULLER
    One who, or that which, pulls. Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak.
  • SETTERWORT
    The bear's-foot ; -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior.
  • PROUDNESS
    The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer.
  • OVERPROUD
    Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.
  • MOCKINGSTOCK
    A butt of sport; an object of derision.
  • TOP-PROUD
    Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak.
  • UNKINGSHIP
    The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition of monarchy. Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down. Evelyn.
  • WIRE-PULLER
    One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer. Political wire-pullers and convention packers. Lowell.
  • RESETTER
    One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.
  • UNDERSETTER
    One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.
  • BESETTER
    One who, or that which, besets.
  • WINTER-PROUD
    Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland.
  • ROUGHSETTER
    A mason who builds rough stonework.

 

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