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Wear :: Wear (n.) A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish..

Susceptive :: Susception (n.) The act of taking; reception.

Light-fingered :: Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.

Whisper :: Whisper (n.) A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, //

Trowel :: Trowel (n.) A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc..

Akin :: Akin (a.) Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

Rising :: Rising (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon..

Balloon Fish :: Balloon fish () A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish..

Painstaking :: Painstaking (n.) The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance.

Falconer :: Falconer (n.) A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

Premium :: Premium (n.) A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind..

Blackball :: Blackball (n.) A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work..

Resumptive :: Resumptive (a.) Taking back; resuming, or tending toward resumption; as, resumptive measures..

Treasonable :: Treasonable (a.) Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt..

Like :: Like (superl.) Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk..

Subscriber :: Subscriber (n.) One who subscribes; one who contributes to an undertaking by subscribing.

Disastrous :: Disastrous (a.) Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking..

Qualify :: Qualify (v. i.) To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office..

Assumption :: Assumption (n.) The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim..

Speed :: Speed (n.) Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

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