Gnaw
81Begnawed — Begnaw Be*gnaw , v. t. [p. p. {Begnawed}, (R.) {Begnawn}.] [AS. begnagan; pref. be + gnagan to gnaw.] To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode. [1913 Webster] The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
82Begnawn — Begnaw Be*gnaw , v. t. [p. p. {Begnawed}, (R.) {Begnawn}.] [AS. begnagan; pref. be + gnagan to gnaw.] To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode. [1913 Webster] The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
83C. W. Grafton — Cornelius Warren ( Chip ) Grafton (1909 – 1982) was an American crime novelist. He was born and raised in China, where his parents were working as missionaries. He was educated in Clinton, South Carolina, studying law and journalism, and became a …
84Birdcage — For the film, see The Birdcage; for the Maserati race car, see Maserati Tipo 61. A birdcage (or bird cage) is a cage designed to house birds as pets. Antique (or antique style) birdcages are often popular as collectors items or as household decor …
85Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór — This drawing made by a 17th century Icelander shows the four stags on the World Tree. Neither deer nor ash trees are native to Iceland. In Norse mythology, four stags or harts (male Red Deer) eat among the branches of the World Tree Yggdrasill.… …
86chew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. masticate, gnaw, grind, champ. See food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bite, chomp, champ, munch, crunch, masticate, nibble, nibble at, feast upon, gnaw, gulp, dispatch, grind, chew the cud, rend, gnash,… …
87nibble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. browse, gnaw, graze; nip, peck, pick at; snack, nosh. n. nip, chew, bite, morsel, bit, snack. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. morsel, peck, cautious bite; see bit 1 , bite 1 . v. Syn. nip, gnaw,… …
88Deterioration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deterioration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deterioration deterioration debasement Sgm: N 1 wane wane ebb Sgm: N 1 recession recession &c. 287 Sgm: N 1 retrogradation retrogradation &c. 283 …
89canker — n 1. lesion, chancre, chancroid, soft chancre, simple chancre; abscess, ulcer, ulceration, noma, fester, festering, gathering, gumboil, parulis, tubercle, Obs. apostem or aposteme or apostume or aposthume, Obs. apostemation, Archaic. impostume;… …
90ulcerate — v 1. canker, Pathol. sphacelate, suppurate, Inf. rankle; infect, blight, contaminate, pollute, poison, taint; corrupt, degenerate, debase, defile. 2. corrode, erode, deteriorate, wear away, destroy slowly; eat, eat away, eat into, gnaw, gnaw into …
