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Allusive :: Allusive (a.) Figurative; symbolical.

Sugar-house :: Sugared (a.) Also used figuratively; as, sugared kisses..

Pedestaled :: Pedestaled (a.) Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted..

Pierce :: Pierce (v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively..

Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses..

Brillancy :: Brillancy (n.) The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense..

Look :: Look (v. i.) To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you. Sometimes used figuratively..

Limp :: Limp (v. i.) To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.

Prefigurative :: Prefigurative (a.) Showing by prefiguration.

Breach :: Breach (n.) The act of breaking, in a figurative sense..

Plunge :: Plunge (v. t.) To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war..

Mint-master :: Mint-master (n.) The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.

Rut :: Rut (n.) A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively.

Retund :: Retund (v. t.) To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence..

Emblem :: Emblem (n.) A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity..

Disrobe :: Disrobe (v. t. & i.) To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure..

Scum :: Scum (v. i.) To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.

Pillory :: Pillory (v. t.) Figuratively, to expose to public scorn..

Blend :: Blend (a.) To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive..

Sear :: Sear (a.) To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively..

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