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71tank — {{11}}tank (n.) 1610s, pool or lake for irrigation or drinking water, a word originally brought by the Portuguese from India, ultimately from Gujarati tankh cistern, underground reservoir for water, Marathi tanken, or tanka reservoir of water,… …
72staunch — staunch1 [stɔ:n(t)ʃ] adjective 1》 very loyal and committed. 2》 (of a wall) of sturdy construction. ↘(also stanch) archaic (of a ship) watertight. Derivatives staunchly adverb staunchness noun Origin ME …
73strong — a. 1. Vigorous, robust, sturdy, athletic, brawny, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, Herculean, able bodied, hardy, stout, lusty, powerful. 2. hale, sound, robust, firm, solid, able to endure, healthy, hardy, stout, tough. 3. Able, capable, efficient,… …
74less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …
75staunch — I. /stɔntʃ / (say stawnch) verb (t) 1. to stop the flow of or as of (a liquid, especially blood): *… he … failed to staunch the bleeding of the country towns. –bob ellis, 2000. 2. to stop the flow of blood from (a wound). 3. Obsolete to check,… …
76staunch — staunch, stanch Staunch (pronounced stawnch) is used both for the verb meaning ‘to restrain the flow of blood’ (with the blood or the wound as its object) and for the adjective meaning ‘trustworthy, loyal’. The variant form stanch (pronounced… …
77stancher — pronunc at stanch+ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from stanchen to stanch + er : one that stanches; especially …
78Firm — Firm, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.] 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid;… …
79Firmer — Firm Firm, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.] 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; …
80Firmest — Firm Firm, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.] 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; …
