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Threaten :: Threaten (v. t.) To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn..

Crusade :: Crusade (n.) Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..

Reconvention :: Reconvention (n.) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.

Remedy :: Remedy (n.) That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to..

Titter :: Titter (v. t.) To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle..

Blain :: Blain (n.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath..

Peach :: Peach (v. t.) To accuse of crime; to inform against.

Commination :: Commination (n.) An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners..

Ware :: Ware (v. t.) To make ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against.

Militate :: Militate (v. i.) To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with.

Bounce :: Bounce (v. t.) To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.

Dissuasion :: Dissuasion (n.) The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.

Against :: Against (prep.) From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof..

Exception :: Exception (n.) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.

Jacquerie :: "Jacquerie (n.) The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants..

Anti :: Anti () A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic..

Sunbow :: Sunbonnet (n.) A bonnet, generally made of some thin or light fabric, projecting beyond the face, and commonly having a cape, -- worn by women as a protection against the sun..

Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially..

Gondola :: Gondola (n.) A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now..

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