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Sympathetic :: Sympathetic (a.) Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy.

Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..

Dandle :: Dandle (v. t.) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant..

Distaste :: Distaste (n.) Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.

Commemorate :: Commemorate (v. t.) To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July..

Tenderly :: Tenderly (adv.) In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or affection; kindly.

Lovingly :: Lovingly (adv.) With love; affectionately.

Sanctification :: Sanctification (n.) the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified..

Fondly :: Fondly (adv.) In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

Enlarge :: Enlarge (v. t.) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind..

Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.

Ringworm :: Ringworm (n.) A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton)..

Metonymy :: Metonymy (n.) A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections..

Arthrodynia :: Arthrodynia (n.) An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease..

Commendation :: Commendation (n.) A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.

Extinguishment :: Extinguishment (n.) The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection..

Wean :: Wean (a.) Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything..

Unanswered :: Unanswered (a.) Not responded to in kind; unrequited; as, unanswered affection..

Cordiality :: Cordiality (n.) Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness.

Hug :: Hug (n.) A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling..

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