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Pegasean :: Pegasean (a.) Of or pertaining to Pegasus, or, figuratively, to poetry..

Tropical :: Tropical (n.) Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical.

Scum :: Scum (v. i.) To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.

Steep :: Steep (v. t.) To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively..

Piercing :: Piercing (a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust..

Rhadamanthus :: Rhadamanthus (n.) One of the three judges of the infernal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge..

Marry :: Marry (v. t.) Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation..

Pepper :: Pepper (v. t.) Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds..

Lap :: Lap (n.) The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury..

Antiphony :: Antiphony (n.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.

Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..

Wheezy :: Wheezy (a.) Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.

Valley :: Valley (n.) The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively..

Typical :: Typical (a.) Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative..

Aureole :: Aureole (n.) A halo, actual or figurative..

Attach :: Attach (v. t.) To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance..

Rod :: Rod (n.) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression..

Portray :: Portray (v. t.) Hence, figuratively, to describe in words..

Size :: Size (n.) Figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size..

Only :: Only (a.) Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of superiority; preeminent; chief..

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