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121Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …
122stop one — to be killed or wounded A common First World War usage: We old ones aren t lucky enough to stop one that way. (F. Richards, 1933 he was referring to a blighty) To stop a slug is more specific: I wasn t hired to kill people. Until …
123friskily — adverb in a playfully frisky manner he moves about friskily despite his age • Derived from adjective: ↑frisky …
124frisk´er — frisk «frihsk», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. to run and jump about playfully; skip and dance joyously; frolic: »Our lively puppy frisks all over the house. SYNONYM(S): gambol. –v.t. 1. to move (something) in a playful or lively manner. 2. to… …
125feel one's oats — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats./ 2. To act in a proud or important way. * /The new gardener was… …
126feel one's oats — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats./ 2. To act in a proud or important way. * /The new gardener was… …
127Coltish — Colt ish, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky. [1913 Webster] He was all coltish, full of ragery. Chaucer. {Colt ish*ly}, adv. {Colt ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
128Coltishly — Coltish Colt ish, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky. [1913 Webster] He was all coltish, full of ragery. Chaucer. {Colt ish*ly}, adv. {Colt ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
