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Word Meanings - RECOIL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by 1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. Evil on itself shall back recoil. Milton. The solemnity

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fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by 1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. Evil on itself shall back recoil. Milton. The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . that we should recoil into our ordinary spirits. De Quincey. 2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink. Shak. 3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. "To your bowers recoil." Spenser.

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  • COUNTERACTIVE
    Tending to counteract.
  • SPREADINGLY
    , adv. Increasingly. The best times were spreadingly infected. Milton.
  • SPRINGBOARD
    An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
  • SPRINGE
    A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak.
  • SPRINGAL
    An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.
  • REACTIONIST
    A reactionary. C. Kingsley.
  • REVERBERATION
    The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reëchoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame
  • STARTLINGLY
    In a startling manner.
  • SPRINT
    To run very rapidly; to run at full speed. A runner should be able to sprint the whole way. Encyc. Brit. (more info) Etym:
  • BLENCH
    deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon. Prop. a causative of 1. To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail. Blench not at thy chosen lot. Bryant. This painful, heroic task he undertook,
  • SPRIGHTLY
    Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.
  • COUNTERACT
    To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.
  • SPRINKLING
    1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles. Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water. Ayliffe. 2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow. 3. Hence, a moderate
  • PRECEDENTLY
    Beforehand; antecedently.
  • SHRINKINGLY
    In a shrinking manner.
  • SPRINGY
    1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step. Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and springy. Sir W. Scott. 2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as,
  • SPRIGGED
    Having sprigs.
  • RESULTIVE
    Resultant. Fuller.
  • BEGIN
    beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. sq. root31. See Gin to 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. Vast chain of being! which from God
  • REBOUND
    1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo. Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another.
  • DISPROPORTIONALLY
    In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
  • DISPROPORTIONALITY
    The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More.
  • DISPROPORTIONABLE
    Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.
  • HANDSPRING
    A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
  • MISPROPORTION
    To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.
  • MISPRONOUNCE
    To pronounce incorrectly.

 

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