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Revertive :: Revertive (a.) Reverting, or tending to revert; returning..

Borrow :: Borrow (v. t.) To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend..

Feed :: Feed (n.) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work..

Hemmer :: Hemmer (n.) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down..

Peritoneum :: Peritoneum (n.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac..

Cam :: Cam (n.) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it..

Gyration :: Gyration (n.) The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution..

Multiversant :: Multiversant (a.) Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A turning; a trick; a subterfuge.

Mustaiba :: Mustaiba (n.) A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like..

Versor :: Versor (n.) The turning factor of a quaternion.

Facing :: Facing (n.) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about; -- chiefly in the pl..

Remeant :: Remeant (a.) Coming back; returning.

Swift :: Swift (n.) A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural..

Versatile :: Versatile (a.) Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician..

Improvement :: Improvement (n.) The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse..

Sinistrorse :: Sinistrorse (a.) Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; -- the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.

Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..

Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants..

Pivotal :: Pivotal (a.) Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle..

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