Definition of akin

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Akin (a.) Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin..

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Bipartition :: Bipartition (n.) The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided..
Reentry :: Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease..
Hagbut :: Hagbut (n.) A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim..
Sciolistic :: Sciolistic (a.) Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist..
Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Scab :: Scab (n.) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold..
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough..
Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..
Yaw :: Yaw (v. i.) To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works..
Housebreaker :: Housebreaker (n.) One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
Quaking :: Quaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quak.
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