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Slight :: Slight (superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.

Helenin :: Helenin (n.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste..

Clink :: Clink (n.) A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies..

Water Joint :: Water joint () A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints..

Musk :: Musk (n.) A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor..

Surmiser :: Surmise (v. t.) To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess..

Fovea :: Fovea (n.) A slight depression or pit; a fossa.

Intimate :: Intimate (a.) To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office..

Remnant :: Remnant (a.) A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.

Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..

Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously..

Puncture :: Puncture (n.) A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin..

Creep :: Creep (v. t.) To slip, or to become slightly displaced; as, the collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep..

Disrelish :: Disrelish (v. t.) To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree.

Chinse :: Chinse (v. t. & i.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly..

Neglect :: Neglect (v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected..

Suspicion :: Suspicion (n.) The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence..

Scud :: Scud (n.) A slight, sudden shower..

Faint :: Faint (superl.) Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance..

Gaslight :: Gaslight (n.) A gas jet or burner.

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