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Para- :: Para- () A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism..

Couching :: Couching (n.) The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.

Timberman :: Timberman (n.) A man employed in placing supports of timber in a mine.

Leapfrog :: Leapfrog (n.) A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former..

Met- :: Met- () A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over, about, reversely; as, metachronism, the error of placing after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over; metathesis, a placing reversely..

Prop :: Prop (v. t.) To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state..

Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night..

Bulblet :: Bulblet (n.) A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aerial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion..

Collocation :: Collocation (n.) The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.

Supplanter :: Supplantation (n.) The act of supplanting or displacing.

Crossbow :: Crossbow (n.) A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock..

Placing :: Placing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plac.

Misplacing :: Misplacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misplac.

Repositor :: Repositor (n.) An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or part.

Displacement :: Displacement (n.) The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body..

Collate :: Collate (v. i.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary..

Juxtaposition :: "Juxtaposition (v. i.) A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words..

Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract..

Split :: Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created..

Ligator :: Ligator (n.) An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature..

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