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  • 71Snickered — Snicker Snick er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also {snigger}.] 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one s sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. To laugh with audible catches of voice,… …

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  • 72Snickering — Snicker Snick er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also {snigger}.] 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one s sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. To laugh with audible catches of voice,… …

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  • 73snigger — Snicker Snick er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also {snigger}.] 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one s sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. To laugh with audible catches of voice,… …

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  • 74Spar deck — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… …

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  • 75Subtly — Sub tly, adv. In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. [1913 Webster] Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Nicely; delicately. [1913 Webster] In the nice bee what sense so subtly true. Pope. [1913… …

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  • 76To clear the decks — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… …

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  • 77To sweep the deck — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… …

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  • 78Twig — Twig, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.] [1913 Webster] 1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me? [Colloq.] Marryat. [1913 Webster] 2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. Now twig him; now mind …

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  • 79Upper deck — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… …

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  • 80insinuating — adjective Date: 1591 1. winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees ; ingratiating 2. tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner < insinuating remarks > • insinuatingly adverb …

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