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  • 21Neat work — Neat Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were …

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  • 22Neater — Neat Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were …

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  • 23Neatest — Neat Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were …

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  • 24net — Neat Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were …

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  • 25Nitty — Nit ty, a. [L. nitidus. See {Nitid}.] Shining; elegant; spruce. [Obs.] O sweet, nitty youth. Marston. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26nit — nit1 /nit/, n. 1. the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing. 2. the young of such an insect. [bef. 900; ME nite, OE hnitu, c. D neet, G Niss, Norw nit] nit2 /nit/, n. Physics. a unit of… …

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  • 27lucid — I adjective apparent, articulate, certain, clear, clear cut, clear minded, clear thinking, clear witted, clearheaded, comprehending, comprehensible, crystalline, diaphanous, discerning, discriminating, distinct, effulgent, evident, explicit,… …

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  • 28nitide — ⇒NITIDE, adj. Littér. Resplendissant, brillant. Les lèvres absolument décolorées n étaient visibles qu en opposition à la ligne sombre des dents noircies par la fièvre. Tout le reste indistinct, unifié, fondu dans cette blancheur presque nitide,… …

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  • 29bright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brilliant, shining, glistening; luminous; clever, intelligent; gay, flashing, sparkling. See color, intelligence, light. Ant., dark, dim; stupid; clouded, dismal. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shining] …

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  • 30Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 …

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