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Sorrow :: Sorrow (n.) The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness..

Windy :: Windy (superl.) Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food..

Founder :: Founder (n.) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh..

Marriage :: Marriage (v. t.) A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.

Rosetta Wood :: Rosetta wood () An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for cabinetwork..

Set :: Set (v. t.) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud..

Debauch :: Debauch (n.) An act or occasion of debauchery.

Stock :: Stock (n.) That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required; a bank..

Occasionate :: Occasionate (v. t.) To occasion.

Assurance :: Assurance (n.) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death..

Well :: Well (v. t.) Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly..

Skeptic :: Skeptic (n.) A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known; a universal doubter; a Pyrrhonist; hence, in modern usage, occasionally, a person who questions whether any truth or fact can be established on philosophical grounds; sometimes, a critical inquirer, in opposition to a dogmatist..

Sun-struck :: Sunstroke (n.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil..

Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.

Orator :: Orator (n.) An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties; -- called also public orator..

Want :: Want (v. t.) To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes..

Discomfortable :: Discomfortable (a.) Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad.

Rockaway :: Rockaway () Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side..

Flabellum :: Flabellum (n.) A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers..

Landwehr :: Landwehr (n.) That part of the army, in Germany and Austria, which has completed the usual military service and is exempt from duty in time of peace, except that it is called out occasionally for drill..

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