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Twist :: Twist (v. t.) Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author..

Intercur :: Intercur (v. i.) To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime.

Temper :: Temper (n.) Middle state or course; mean; medium.

Lacwork :: Lacwork (n.) Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially of Oriental work of this kind..

Mean :: Mean (n.) A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities..

Behight :: Behight (v.) To mean, or intend..

Lustrate :: Lustrate (v. t.) To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.

Ideally :: Ideally (adv.) In an ideal manner; by means of ideals; mentally.

Rock Shaft :: Rock shaft () A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker, rocking shaft, and way shaft..

Delict :: Delict (n.) An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor.

Unhandsome :: Unhandsome (a.) Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations..

Pusillanimous :: Pusillanimous (a.) Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince..

Demean :: Demean (v. t.) Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.

Hackney :: Hackney (a.) Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors..

Element :: Element (n.) One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen..

Clock :: Clock (n.) A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person..

Interpret :: Interpret (v. t.) To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape..

Al-phitomancy :: Al-phitomancy (n.) Divination by means of barley meal.

Direct :: Direct (a.) Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means..

Cullion :: Cullion (n.) A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion.

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