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horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall; cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall | |
myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group | |
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound | |
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter |
surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast | |
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment | |
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers | |
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides | |
in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely | |
comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound | |
to be of assistance |
stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space | |
spotted with different shades or colors | |
clumsy, slow, or awkward | |
long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension; rather long or too long |
a fighting or aggressive person or party | |
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry | |
person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth | |
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops | |
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward | |
to be of assistance | |
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry |
in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely | |
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable | |
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides | |
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle |
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry | |
material wealth regarded as having an evil influence | |
relating to, or occurring in the night; most active at night | |
clumsy, slow, or awkward |
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works | |
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry | |
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language | |
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers |
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity | |
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families | |
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome | |
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works |