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Gate :: Gate (n.) A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed..

Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes..

Listen :: Listen (v. i.) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

Velum :: Velum (n.) The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.

Study :: Study (n.) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

Spy :: Spy (v. t.) To discover by close search or examination.

Closeting :: Closeting (imp. & p. pr. & vb. n.) of Close.

Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man..

Promerops :: Promerops (n.) Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail..

Moggan :: Moggan (n.) A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material..

Fast-handed :: Fast-handed (a.) Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious.

Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

Coach :: Coach (n.) A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver..

Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..

Rib :: Rib (v. t.) To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in..

Collared :: Collared (a.) Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t..

Proclitic :: Proclitic (a.) Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent.

Enclave :: Enclave (v. t.) To inclose within an alien territory.

Villanelle :: Villanelle (n.) A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the close..

Cysted :: Cysted (a.) Inclosed in a cyst.

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