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Subterete :: Subtepid (a.) Slightly tepid.

Alkalescent :: Alkalescent (a.) Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.

Flying :: Flying (v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement..

Slightly :: Slightly (adv.) In a slight manner.

Attinge :: Attinge (v. t.) To touch lightly.

Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.

Rocking-stone :: Rocking-stone (n.) A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force..

Sauter :: Sauter (v. t.) To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat..

Turmeric :: Turmeric (n.) The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test..

Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..

Subconjunctival :: Subconical (a.) Slightly conical.

Rideau :: Rideau (n.) A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge.

Vilipend :: Vilipend (v. t.) To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise.

Hashish :: Hashish (n.) A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis saltiva), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which the resinous product is obtained. It is narcotic, and has long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect. See Bhang, and Ganja..

Brown :: Brown (v. t.) To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour..

Plane :: Plane (a.) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc..

Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..

Dampen :: Dampen (v. t.) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

Tickle :: Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted..

Slightly :: Slightly (adv.) Slightingly; negligently.

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