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Hastener :: Hastener (n.) That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it..

Corral :: Corral (v. t.) To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything..

Refuse :: Refuse (v. t.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks..

Dormer Window :: Dormer window (n.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained..

Byplay :: Byplay (n.) Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds..

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..

Doop :: Doop (n.) A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies..

Epithesis :: Epithesis (n.) The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles..

Crystalline :: Crystalline (a.) Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized..

Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.

Electro-positive :: Electro-positive (a.) Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative..

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases..

Presently :: Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by..

Ensilage :: Ensilage (n.) The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as the ensilage of fodder..

Awhile :: Awhile (adv.) For a while; for some time; for a short time.

Catalepsis :: Catalepsis (n.) A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues..

Space :: Space (n.) A short time; a while.

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine..

Water :: Water (n.) To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken..

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