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Balance :: Balance (n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail..

Grain :: Grain (n.) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff..

Catafalque :: Catafalque (n.) A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial..

Brigantine :: Brigantine (n.) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail..

Stub :: Stub (n.) The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub..

Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body..

Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.

Mainsheet :: Mainsheet (n.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.

Piscine :: Piscine (a.) Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains..

Domanial :: Domanial (a.) Of or relating to a domain or to domains.

Buttermilk :: Buttermilk (n.) The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.

Mammoth :: Mammoth (n.) An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man..

Arrear :: Arrear (n.) That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes..

Remnant :: Remnant (a.) That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue..

Zootic :: Zootic (a.) Containing the remains of organized bodies; -- said of rock or soil.

Calx :: Calx (n.) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder..

Redundancy :: Redundancy (n.) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Paleontographical :: Paleontographical (a.) Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.

Match :: Match (n.) Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium..

Dust :: Dust (n.) The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

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