Definition of familiar

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Familiar (n.) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused..

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Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet..
Commerce :: Commerce (n.) Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
Colloquialize :: Colloquialize (v. t.) To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's style of writing..
Familiarly :: Familiarly (adv.) In a familiar manner.
Familiarizing :: Familiarizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Familiariz.
Familiarized :: Familiarized (imp. & p. p.) of Familiariz.
Cozy :: Cozy (superl.) Chatty; talkative; sociable; familiar.
Familiarization :: Familiarization (n.) The act or process of making familiar; the result of becoming familiar; as, familiarization with scenes of blood..
New :: New (superl.) Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
Homeliness :: Homeliness (n.) Familiarity; intimacy.
Hobnob :: Hobnob (v. i.) To drink familiarly (with another).
Sparrow :: Sparrow (n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House..
Shy :: Shy (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Familiarity :: Familiarity (n.) Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties..
Familiarize :: Familiarize (v. t.) To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress..
Homely :: Homely (n.) Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate..
Taeniata :: Taeniata (n. pl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example..
Chitchat :: Chitchat (n.) Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Familiar :: Familiar (a.) Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures..
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