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Shrimp :: Shrimp (v.) Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt..

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air..

Post :: Post (v. i.) To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste..

Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion..

Orient :: Orient (a.) Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East..

Pivot :: Pivot (n.) Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise..

Edge :: Edge (v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc..

Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader..

Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken..

Spendthrift :: Spendthrift (n.) One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively.

Spartan :: Spartan (n.) A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person of great courage and fortitude..

Allegorize :: Allegorize (v. t.) To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to allegorize it..

Sully :: Sully (v. t.) To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation..

Queen :: Queen (n.) A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc..

God :: God (n.) Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.

Midst :: Midst (n.) Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs..

Pillar :: Pillar (n.) Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state..

Blindness :: Blindness (n.) State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively..

Candied :: Candied (a.) Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering.

Hyperbaton :: Hyperbaton (n.) A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, echoed the hills for the hills echoed..

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