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Question :: Question (v. t.) To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to.

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground..

Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.

Put :: Put (v. t.) To throw or cast with a pushing motion overhand, the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight..

Panel :: Panel (n.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc..

Underspore :: Underspore (v. t.) To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever..

Laud :: Laud (v. i.) High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.

Eulogical :: Eulogical (a.) Bestowing praise of eulogy; commendatory; eulogistic.

Stearolic :: Stearin (n.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate..

Priceless :: Priceless (a.) Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable worth; invaluable.

Wig :: Wig (n.) A kind of raised seedcake.

Club :: Club (v. t.) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense..

Praisement :: Praisement (n.) Appraisement.

Shrug :: Shrug (v. i.) To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like..

Mount :: Mount (n.) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.

Unbed :: Unbed (v. t.) To raise or rouse from bed.

Cockatoo :: Cockatoo (n.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus..

Fume :: Fume (v. t.) To praise inordinately; to flatter.

Under-arm :: Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm..

Enhancer :: Enhancer (n.) One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc..

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