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Bodily :: Bodily (a.) Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind..

Plant :: Plant (n.) An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth..

Praise :: Praise (v.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise..

Brother German :: Brother german () A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only..

Hairsplitting :: Hairsplitting (a.) Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

Rising :: Rising (a.) Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character..

Natural :: Natural (a.) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music..

Distinction :: Distinction (n.) Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance.

Ontogeny :: Ontogeny (n.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny..

Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name..

Flotson :: Flotson (n.) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson..

Laurel :: Laurel (n.) A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels..

Discriminate :: Discriminate (v. i.) To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption..

Land :: Land (n.) The mainland, in distinction from islands..

Hogging :: Hogging (n.) Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging.

Affinity :: Affinity (n.) Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between..

Broadcloth :: Broadcloth (n.) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide..

Aggregate :: Aggregate (n.) A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles..

Laity :: Laity (a.) Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it..

Text :: Text (n.) A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary..

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