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Small :: Small (adv.) In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.

Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall..

Miff :: Miff (v. t.) To offend slightly.

Tickle :: Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted..

Sauter :: Sauter (v. t.) To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat..

Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does..

Myrrh :: Myrrh (n.) A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose..

Subconjunctival :: Subconical (a.) Slightly conical.

Little :: Little (adv.) In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.

Suffruticose :: Suffrutescent (a.) Slightly woody at the base.

Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To infect; to affect slightly.

Rideau :: Rideau (n.) A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge.

Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus..

Repand :: Repand (a.) Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves.

Faintish :: Faintish (a.) Slightly faint; somewhat faint.

Tap :: Tap (v. t.) To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane..

Claude Lorraine Glass :: Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape..

Slub :: Slub (n.) A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.

Pulp :: Pulp (n.) A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter..

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