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Word Meanings - TUMBLEWEED - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.

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  • LIGHT
    licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuhap, Icel. lj, L. lux light, lucere to 1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. Note: Light was regarded formerly
  • INDIGOTIC
    Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.
  • ROLLEY
    A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine. Tomlison.
  • WITCH-ELM
    See WYCH-ELM
  • LIGHTSOME
    1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. That lightsome affection of joy. Hooker. -- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n. Happiness
  • ROLLABLE
    Capable of being rolled.
  • ROLLING-PIN
    A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.
  • PLANTIGRADA
    A subdivision of Carnivora having plantigrade feet. It includes the bears, raccoons, and allied species.
  • WITCHING
    That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or witchcraft; bewitching. "The very witching time of night." Shak. -- Witch"ing*ly, adv.
  • ROLL
    To apply to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal. 10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve. Full oft in
  • LIGHTNESS
    The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; delicacy; grace. Syn. -- Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety; liveliness; agility;
  • GRASSLESS
    Destitute of grass.
  • PLANTULE
    The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination.
  • LIGHT-ARMED
    Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
  • PLANTIGRADE
    Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the plantigrades. Having the foot so formed that the heel touches the ground when the leg is upright.
  • LIGHTERAGE
    1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. 2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
  • LIGHT-O'-LOVE
    1. An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters. Nares. "Best sing it to the tune of light-o'-love." Shak. 2. Hence: A light or wanton woman. Beau. & Fl.
  • LIGHT-FOOT; LIGHT-FOOTED
    Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris. Tennyson.
  • WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
    Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
  • WITCHCRAFT
    1. The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits. 2. Power more than natural; irresistible influence. He hath a witchcraft Over the king in 's tongue. Shak.
  • DISPLANTATION
    The act of displanting; removal; displacement. Sir W. Raleigh.
  • SUPPLANT
    heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the sole of the foot, also, 1. To trip up. "Supplanted, down he fell." Milton. 2. To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the
  • ALEPPO GRASS
    One of the cultivated forms of Andropogon Halepensis (syn. Sorghum Halepense). See Andropogon, below.
  • TROLLEY; TROLLY
    A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like. A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal. A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes. A truck which travels along the fixed
  • SLIGHTNESS
    The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
  • DELIGHTING
    Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
  • UNWITCH
    To free from a witch or witches; to fee from witchcraft. B. Jonson.
  • DRUMMOND LIGHT
    A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called
  • DELIGHTLESS
    Void of delight. Thomson.
  • CONTROLLABLENESS
    Capability of being controlled.
  • SLIGHTEN
    To slight. B. Jonson.
  • LAMPLIGHTER
    The calico bass. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps.
  • FLIGHTER
    A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor. Knight.

 

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