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

Crouton :: Crouton (n.) Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc..

Semiacid :: Semiacid (a.) Slightly acid; subacid.

Tropic :: Tropic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance slightly soluble in water..

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

Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery..

Valerin :: Valerin (n.) A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor..

Virescent :: Virescent (a.) Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.

Pleurosigma :: Pleurosigma (n.) A genus of diatoms of elongated elliptical shape, but having the sides slightly curved in the form of a letter S. Pleurosigma angulatum has very fine striations, and is a favorite object for testing the high powers of microscopes..

Courtesy :: Courtesy (v. i.) To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes..

Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus..

Snub-nosed :: Snub-nosed (a.) Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub-nosed eel..

Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5..

Doze :: Doze (v. i.) To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy..

Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.

Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.

Pulp :: Pulp (n.) A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter..

Rove :: Rove (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning..

Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

Musk :: Musk (n.) A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor..

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