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1. airless, adj. View full entry a1616
...Stuffy; unventilated, not open to the air....
2. backing, n. View full entry 1598
...The action of supporting at the back....
3. ˈblanket, v. View full entry 1608
...trans. To cover with or as with a blanket....
4. buzzer, n.1 View full entry 1604
...An insect that buzzes. Also fig....
5. closing, adj. View full entry a1616
...That closes, in various senses; shutting; drawing close together; enclosing, etc....
6. control, n. View full entry 1597
...The fact of controlling, or of checking and directing action; the function or power of directing and regulating; domination, command, sway....
7. derived, adj. View full entry 1600
...Drawn, obtained, descended, or deduced from a source: see the verb....
8. exposure, n. View full entry 1609
...The action of exposing; the fact or state of being exposed....
9. eyeball, n. View full entry 1593
...= ball of the eye....
10. glow, n. View full entry a1616
...The state or condition of glowing with heat....
11. inched, adj. View full entry 1608
...In combination, with numeral, etc. prefixed: Containing (so many) inches in length or other dimension. (With quot. 1894 cf. inch4.)...
12. leaky, adj. View full entry a1616
...Having a leak or leaks; full of leaks; giving passage to water or other fluid through a hole or fissure....
13. list, n.6 View full entry 1604
...A catalogue or roll consisting of a row or series of names, figures, words, or the like. In early use, esp. a catalogue of the names of persons engaged in...
14. locking, n.1 View full entry a1616
...The action of lock in various senses lit. and fig.; an instance of this....
15. noiseless, adj. View full entry 1608
...Silent, quiet; making no stir or commotion....
16. scale, v.1 View full entry a1616
...trans. To weigh in scales, find the weight of....
17. substractor, n. View full entry a1616
...A person who disparages or makes defamatory statements about another; a detractor; a calumniator. Obs.rare....
18. switch, n. View full entry 1597
...A slender tapering riding whip....
19. ˈthree-inch, adj. View full entry a1616
...Measuring three inches in length, thickness, etc. (in first quot. humorous). Also in comb., as three-inch-thick, three-inch-wide....
20. well-beˈhaved, adj. View full entry a1616
...Displaying good conduct or manners; decorous....
