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Object :: Object (v. t.) That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause..

Warm :: Warm (superl.) In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed..

Burn :: Burn (v. i.) In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought..

Sought :: Sought () imp. & p. p. of Seek.

Pietist :: Pietist (n.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.

Requisitory :: Requisitory (a.) Sought for; demanded.

Johnson Grass :: "Johnson grass () A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian millet..

Swimmer :: Swimbel (n.) A moaning or sighing sound or noise; a sough.

Request :: Request (n.) A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.

Exquisite :: Exquisite (a.) Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship..

Ingratiate :: Ingratiate (v. t.) To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought..

Farfetched :: Farfetched (a.) Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained.

Romanticism :: Romanticism (n.) A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi/val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called classical style..

Sough :: Sough (v. i.) The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring.

Syncretistic :: Syncretist (n.) an adherent of George Calixtus and other Germans of the seventeenth century, who sought to unite or reconcile the Protestant sects with each other and with the Roman Catholics, and thus occasioned a long and violent controversy in the Lutheran church..

Lecanomancy :: Lecanomancy (n.) divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought..

Garnishee :: Garnishee (v. t.) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to trustee.

Neoplatonism :: Neoplatonism (n.) A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy..

Civil :: Civil (a.) Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.

Besought :: Besought () p. p. of Beseech.

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