Definition of re-

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Re- () A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification..

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Wire-heel :: Wire-heel (n.) A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.
Dare-deviltry :: Dare-deviltry (n) Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.
Sterner :: Sterned (a.) Having a stern of a particular shape; -- used in composition; as, square-sterned..
Terre-tenant :: Terre-tenant (n.) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.
Re-creative :: Re-creative (a.) Creating anew; as, re-creative power..
Course :: Course (n.) The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc..
Treasure-trove :: Treasure-trove (n.) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears..
Re-sound :: Re-sound (v. t. & i.) To sound again or anew.
Barque :: Barque (n.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged..
Driver :: Driver (n.) The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker..
Yardarm :: Yardarm (n.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end..
Wire-puller :: Wire-puller (n.) One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer..
Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]..
Clare-obscure :: Clare-obscure (n.) See Chiaroscuro.
Hare-hearted :: Hare-hearted (a.) Timorous; timid; easily frightened.
There-anent :: There-anent (adv.) Concerning that.
Ra- :: Ra- () A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-..
Re-collect :: Re-collect (v. t.) To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops..
Countre- :: Countre- () Same as prefix Counter-.
Re-presentation :: Re-presentation (n.) The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated..
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