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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Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc..
Wire-drawer :: Wire-drawer (n.) One who draws metal into wire.
Re-search :: Re-search (v. t.) To search again; to examine anew.
Gybe :: Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.
Balancereef :: Balancereef (n.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship..
Panacea :: Panacea (n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction..
Re-sign :: Re-sign (v. t.) To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again..
There-anent :: There-anent (adv.) Concerning that.
Vitre-o-electic :: Vitre-o-electic (a.) Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity..
Tire-women :: Tire-women (pl. ) of Tire-woma.
Dare-devil :: Dare-devil (n.) A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement..
Re-forming :: Re-forming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Re-for.
Wire-puller :: Wire-puller (n.) One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
Twire-pipe :: Twire-pipe (n.) A vagabond musician.
Snow :: Snow (n.) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted..
Gaff :: Gaff (n.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.
Fibre-faced :: Fibre-faced (a.) Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc..
Re-creative :: Re-creative (a.) Creating anew; as, re-creative power..
Re-demption :: Re-demption (n.) The procuring of God's favor by the sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
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