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  • 101Suggestively — Suggestive Sug*gest ive, a. Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation. {Sug*gest ive*ly}, adv. {Sug*gest ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102Suggestiveness — Suggestive Sug*gest ive, a. Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation. {Sug*gest ive*ly}, adv. {Sug*gest ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Tip — Tip, n. [See {Tip} to strike slightly, and cf. {Tap} a slight blow.] 1. A light touch or blow; a tap. [1913 Webster] 2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the… …

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  • 104To make one's mark — Mark Mark, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. m[ae]rke; cf. Lith. margas party colored. [root]106, 273. Cf. {Remark}.] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line,… …

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  • 105monition — noun Etymology: Middle English monicioun, from Anglo French monicion, from Latin monition , monitio, from monēre Date: 14th century 1. warning, caution 2. an intimation of danger …

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  • 106intimate — I. transitive verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare to put in, announce, from Latin intimus innermost, superlative of Old Latin *interus inward more at interior Date: 1522 1. to make known especially… …

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  • 107notice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, knowledge, notification, from Latin notitia acquaintance, awareness, from notus known, from past participle of noscere to come to know more at know Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) warning or… …

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  • 108scent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sent, from Anglo French sente, from sentir Date: 14th century 1. effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: as a. an odor left by an animal on a surface passed over b. a characteristic or… …

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  • 109wind — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wint wind, Latin ventus, Greek aēnai to blow, Sanskrit vāti it blows Date: before 12th century 1. a. a natural movement of air of any velocity;… …

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  • 110Election — This article is about the political process. For other uses, see Election (disambiguation). Free election redirects here. For the free elections of Polish kings, see Royal elections in Poland. A ballot box An election is a formal decision making… …

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