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Word Meanings - STAB - Book Publishers vocabulary database

to G. stab a staff, stick, E. staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., 1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person.

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to G. stab a staff, stick, E. staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., 1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person. 2. Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.

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    Mutual talk or conversation; conference. Sir J. Hayward.
  • ENTERPRISER
    One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
  • ENTERDEAL
    Mutual dealings; intercourse. The enterdeal of princes strange. Spenser.
  • ROUSE
    To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.
  • AFFECTATIONIST
    One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
  • AFFECTION
    Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
  • ENTERPRISE
    1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak.
  • AFFECTIBILITY
    The quality or state of being affectible.
  • ENTEROLITH
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  • ENTERPLEAD
    See INTERPLEAD
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    In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
  • ENTERTAINER
    One who entertains.
  • ENTEROTOMY
    Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.
  • AFFECTIONED
    1. Disposed. Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10. 2. Affected; conceited. Shak.
  • AFFECTER
    One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. "Affecters of wit." Abp. Secker.
  • PIERCER
    1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates; specifically: An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto. A piercel. The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. An insect provided with an ovipositor.
  • AFFECTIVE
    1. Tending to affect; affecting. Burnet. 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.
  • EXCITEFUL
    Full of exciting qualities; as, an exciteful story; exciteful players. Chapman.
  • AFFECTIONATED
    Disposed; inclined. Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
  • AFFECTIONATE
    1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. 2. Kindly inclined; zealous. Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat. 3. Proceeding from affection; indicating
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    To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a common center; to have a common center. God, in whom all perfections concenter. Bp. Beveridge.
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    To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
  • MISAFFECT
    To dislike.
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    Trousers. Spenser.
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    One who assents.
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    To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.
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    Unaffected. -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
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    Centering in one's self.
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