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Exorhizous :: Exorhizous (a.) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza.

Nigh :: Nigh (superl.) Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate..

Exposer :: Exposer (n.) One who exposes or discloses.

Shut :: Shut (v. i.) To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard..

Luff :: Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.

Inclusion :: Inclusion (n.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral..

Thin :: Thin (adv.) Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin..

Outfield :: Outfield (n.) A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively..

Smouch :: Smouch (v. t.) To kiss closely.

Smack :: Smack (n.) To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss..

Shut :: Shut (v. t.) To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book..

Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation..

Impackment :: Impackment (n.) The state of being closely surrounded, crowded, or pressed, as by ice..

Gang :: Gang (v. i.) The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.

Observer :: Observer (n.) One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.

Hypsometer :: Hypsometer (n.) An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition..

Close :: Close (v. t.) Difficult to obtain; as, money is close..

Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.

Niggard :: Niggard (n.) A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser..

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