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Snug :: Snug (superl.) Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly..

Fay :: Fay (v. i.) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together..

Disclose :: Disclose (v. t.) To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover.

Density :: Density (n.) The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity..

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

Penstock :: Penstock (n.) A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses..

Weatherly :: Weatherly (a.) Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly ship..

Encurtain :: Encurtain (v. t.) To inclose with curtains.

Common :: Common (n.) An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons..

Closely :: Closely (adv.) Secretly; privately.

Primrose :: Primrose (a.) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles..

Inrail :: Inrail (v. t.) To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails..

Open :: Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open..

List :: List (v. t.) To inclose for combat; as, to list a field..

Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..

Watchful :: Watchful (a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits..

Kuklux :: Kuklux (n.) The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan..

Hill :: Hill (v. t.) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes..

Hard-fisted :: Hard-fisted (a.) Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.

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