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1. burr | bur, n.4 View full entry 1611
...A rough ridge or edge left on metal or other substance after cutting, punching, etc.; e.g. the roughness produced on a copper-plate by the graver; the rough neck left on a bullet...
2. colourize | colorize, v. View full entry 1611
...trans. To impart a colour to, to imbue with colour. Also fig....
3. fringing, n. View full entry 1598
...The action of fringe; in quots. concr. = fringe1a. Also transf....
4. furry, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1598
...Of or composed of fur; consisting of furs....
5. imˈpulse, v. View full entry 1611
...trans. To give an impulse to; to impel; to instigate. Also intr....
6. inˈverter, n. View full entry 1611
...One who inverts. rare....
7. jar, n.2 View full entry 1598
...A vessel of earthenware, stoneware, or glass, without spout or handle (or having two handles), usually more or less cylindrical in form. Orig. used only in its eastern sense of a large...
8. liner, n.1 View full entry 1611
...One who lines or fits a lining to anything....
9. management, n. View full entry 1598
...Organization, supervision, or direction; the application of skill or care in the manipulation, use, treatment, or control (of a thing or person), or in the conduct of something....
10. measly, adj. View full entry 1598
...Esp. of a pig, or pork: affected with cysticercosis (see measles2). Cf. measle, measled1a....
11. mixer, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who blends or mixes materials, liquids, etc., esp. in the course of manufacturing a product....
12. nibbler, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who or thing which nibbles....
13. populate, v.2 View full entry 1578
...trans....
14. radiate, v. View full entry 1598
...intr. To emit rays of light; to shine brightly. Freq. in extended use....
15. reeler, n.1 View full entry 1598
...A person who reels or winds something (as yarn, rope, silk, etc.) upon a reel or reels, esp. as part of a manufacturing process; a manufacturer or business specializing in this. Also:...
16. snap-, comb. form View full entry 1603
...With ns. (also forming derivatives)....
17. ˈsquinted, adj. View full entry 1591
...Affected with strabismus or squint....
18. transcription, n. View full entry 1598
...The action or process of transcribing or copying. Also fig....
19. transmission, n. View full entry 1611
...The action of transmitting or fact of being transmitted; conveyance from one person or place to another; transference....
20. truck, n.2 View full entry 1611
...A small solid wooden wheel or roller; spec.Naut. one of those on which the carriages of ships' guns were formerly mounted....
