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verb tr.: 1. To soak or steep. 2. To pickle, cook in a marinade, etc. 3. To make intoxicated. noun: 1. Something …

verb tr.: To disgust. noun: A disgusting person.

verb tr.: To cheer. verb intr.: To make a shrill noise. adjective: Lively; cheerful.

noun: 1. An artificial channel, stream, etc. 2. A valve or gate to control the flow of a liquid. 3. A body …

verb tr.: To obstruct, thwart, stump, etc. noun: A hindrance.

adjective: Of or relating to winter.

noun: 1. A device having a pointer rotating on a vertical spindle, used to indicate the direction of the wind. 2. Someone …

adjective: 1. Relating to the season of autumn. 2. Past the prime of life or maturity.

adjective: 1. Relating to the west wind. 2. Mild; gentle; benign.

noun: 1. A device for determining atmospheric pressure in predicting weather. 2. Something used as a gauge or as an indicator of …

noun: 1. God. 2. Someone who is no longer considered worthy of respect.

adjective: Thick, dark, and scary.

noun: A punctuation mark (‽) formed by a question mark (?) superimposed on an exclamation point (!).

noun: A glut of mostly unreliable, rapidly spreading information relating to an event, crisis, disease, etc.

noun: An icicle-like formation of rust, as on an underwater shipwreck.

noun: A place that is very busy, crowded, or noisy.

noun: A reduction in value.

noun: A farewell or final performance, appearance, or accomplishment.

noun: 1. In a ball game, a ball that moves close to the ground. 2. A horse that lifts its feet very …

noun: Nonsense, such as foolish, deceptive, or pretentious talk.

noun: 1. A contest too close to call. 2. An undecided situation or one with no preference.

verb tr.: To cheat, dupe, trap, stymie, etc.

noun: 1. An enclosed area on a boat or ship that houses the steering wheel. 2. In baseball, the area in which …

noun: 1. The most important person in an organization, especially one who is the head of a crime organization. 2. The tallest, …