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Trimmer :: Trimmer (n.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header..

Solicitous :: Solicitous (v. t.) Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful..

Like :: Like (v. i.) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a..

Un- :: Un- (adv.) Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; o

Shirk :: Shirk (v. i.) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away..

Saving :: Saving (a.) Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook..

Inevitable :: Inevitable (a.) Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.

Flee :: Flee (v. i.) To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive..

Inevasible :: Inevasible (a.) Incapable of being evaded; inevitable; unavoidable.

Evitable :: Evitable (a.) Avoidable.

Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy..

Blanch :: Blanch (v. t.) To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed..

Necessary :: Necessary (a.) Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.

Adroit :: Adroit (a.) Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply..

Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To become void or vacant.

Evade :: Evade (v. t.) To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument..

Avoid :: Avoid (a.) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter..

Crossroad :: Crossroad (n.) A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.

Avoid :: Avoid (a.) To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.

Devitation :: Devitation (n.) An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning..

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