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Abrupt :: Abrupt (a.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off..

Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc..

Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve..

Jolt :: "Jolt (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts..

Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..

Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds..

Snatcher :: Snatcher (n.) One who snatches, or takes abruptly..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..

Bitten :: Bitten (a.) Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse..

Crookbill :: Crookbill (n.) A New Zealand plover (Anarhynchus frontalis), remarkable for having the end of the beak abruptly bent to the right..

Saltation :: Saltation (n.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races.

Mucronated :: Mucronated (a.) Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf..

Deflexed :: Deflexed (a.) Bent abruptly downward.

Effuse :: Effuse (a.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells..

Palingenesy :: Palingenesy (n.) That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zoology, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc..

Snatch :: Snatch (n.) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss..

Inflexed :: Inflexed (a.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower..

Knack :: Knack (v. i.) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink..

Bundle :: Bundle (v. t.) To send off abruptly or without ceremony.

Abruptness :: Abruptness (n.) The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.

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