bristle

12 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) bristle;
  - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic;

2. (n.) bristle;
  - a stiff hair;

Verbs
1. (verb) abound, bristle, burst;
  - be in a state of movement or action;
  - “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”;

2. (verb) bristle, stand up, uprise;
  - rise up as in fear;
  - “The dog’s fur bristled”; “It was a sight to make one’s hair uprise!”;

3. (verb) bristle;
  - have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles;
  - “bristling leaves”;

4. (verb) bristle;
  - react in an offended or angry manner;
  - “He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program”;

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sibilate

12 03 2010

Verbs
1. (verb) sibilate;
  - pronounce with an initial sibilant;

2. (verb) sibilate;
  - utter a sibilant;

3. (verb) hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz;
  - express or utter with a hiss;

4. (verb) hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz;
  - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval;

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countryman

11 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) countryman;
  - a man from your own country;

2. (n.) countryman, ruralist;
  - a man who lives in the country and has country ways;

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narration

11 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) narration, narrative, story, tale;
  - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;
  - “his narrative was interesting”; “Disney’s stories entertain adults as well as children”;

2. (n.) narration, recital, yarn;
  - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;
  - “his narration was hesitant”;

3. (n.) narration;
  - (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth;

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chattel

11 03 2010

Nouns
1. (n.) chattel, movable, personal chattel;
  - personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc);

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