Definition of wit

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Wit (v.) A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like..

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Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to reduce the intensity of heat..
Embeam :: Embeam (v. t.) To make brilliant with beams.
Woodchuck :: Woodchuck (n.) A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog..
Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb..
Parallel :: Parallel (v. t.) To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else..
Ceiling :: Ceiling (v. t.) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done..
Stranger :: Stranger (n.) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger to the levy..
Incorporate :: Incorporate (v. t.) To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into..
Palliate :: Palliate (v. t.) To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults..
Tennis :: Tennis (n.) A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand..
Forwete :: Forwete (v. t.) See Forewite.
Suck :: Suck (n.) The act of drawing with the mouth.
Compassionate :: Compassionate (v. t.) To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully..
Aurochloride :: Aurochloride (n.) The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also chloraurate..
Spheroconic :: Spheroconic (n.) A nonplane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere whose center is at the vertex of the cone.
Link Motion :: Link motion () A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines..
Saturation :: Saturation (n.) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.
Snip-snap :: Snip-snap (n.) A tart dialogue with quick replies.
Titanic :: Titanic (a.) Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing, titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with the titanous compounds..
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