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Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous..

Blotting Paper :: Blotting paper () A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots..

Spilt :: Spillway (n.) A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam..

Expletory :: Expletory (a.) Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous; as, an expletory word..

Waste :: Waste (a.) Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous.

Cesspool :: Cesspool (n.) A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth..

Superflux :: Superfluous (a.) More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price..

Overflow :: Overflow (n.) That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.

Pruning :: Pruning (n.) The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous..

Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time..

Luxuriate :: Luxuriate (v. i.) To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance.

Expletive :: Expletive (a.) Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous..

Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay..

Inundation :: Inundation (n.) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists..

Recrement :: Recrement (n.) Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore..

Dung :: Dung (v. t.) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the superfluous mordant..

Over :: Over (adv.) Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over..

Prolixious :: Prolixious (a.) Dilatory; tedious; superfluous.

Supernumeraries :: Supernumerary (a.) Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense..

Ductor :: Ductor (n.) A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or coloring matter from a roller. See Doctor, 4..

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