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Word Meanings - TAPISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat; to As a hound that, having roused a hart, Although he tappish ne'er so soft. Chapman.

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  • HAVENED
    Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.
  • ROUSE
    To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.
  • GROUNDWORK
    That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
  • HAVENER
    A harbor master.
  • GROUNDEN
    p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
  • CONCEALED
    Hidden; kept from sight; secreted. -- Con*ceal"ed*ly (, adv. -- Con*ceal"ed*ness, n. Concealed weapons , dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, -- a practice forbidden by statute.
  • HAVELOCK
    A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.
  • CLOSEHANDED
    Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. -- Close"hand`ed*ness, n.
  • SQUATEROLE
    The black-bellied plover.
  • GROUNDNUT
    The fruit of the Arachis hypogæa ; the peanut; the earthnut. A leguminous, twining plant , producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. The dwarf ginseng . Gray. A European plant of the genus
  • ROUSSETTE
    A fruit bat, especially the large species inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.
  • GROUNDLESS
    Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion. -- Ground"less*ly, adv. -- Ground"less*ness, n.
  • HAVE
    haven, habben, AS. habben ; akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2.
  • CLOSEFISTED
    Covetous; niggardly. Bp. Berkeley. "Closefisted contractors." Hawthorne.
  • HAVENAGE
    Harbor dues; port dues.
  • CLOSE
    to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle, 1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. 2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often
  • HAVEN
    habe, Dan. havn, Icel. höfn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave ; or akin to AS. hæf sea, 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor;
  • HAVANA
    Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; -- formerly sometimes written Havannah. -- n.
  • CLOSEN
    To make close.
  • CLOSER
    The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a course. Gwilt. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot. 2. A finisher; that which finishes
  • TROUSSEAU
    The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her family.
  • CARNIVOROUS
    Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
  • BARBAROUS
    slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country. 2. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. Barbarous
  • LUSTROUS
    Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and lustrous." Shak. -- Lus"trous*ly, adv.
  • GYPSIFEROUS
    Containing gypsum.
  • INDECOROUSNESS
    The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum.
  • MISGROUND
    To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
  • CIRROUS
    Cirrose.
  • PURPURIPAROUS
    Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as, the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods.
  • ANANTHEROUS
    Destitute of anthers. Gray.
  • MURIATIFEROUS
    Producing muriatic substances or salt.
  • POLYSPOROUS
    Containing many spores.
  • ONEROUS
    Burdensome; oppressive. "Too onerous a solicitude." I. Taylor. Onerous cause , a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to gratuitous.
  • TETTEROUS
    Having the character of, or pertaining to, tetter.
  • SEBIPAROUS
    See SEBIFEROUS
  • VALOROUS
    Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant; intrepid. -- Val"or*ous*ly, adv.
  • SOPORIFEROUS
    Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. "Soporiferous medicine." Swift. --- Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness, n.
  • INNUMEROUS
    Innumerable. Milton.
  • AGATIFEROUS
    Containing or producing agates. Craig.

 

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