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Chattel LINK:CATTLE
(chatel) (noun) |
an item of personal, movable property, slave.
"Tex's CATTLE were his CHATTEL" The bank held a Chattel mortgage on all our office equipment, chairs, computers and even our clock. |
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Bulwark LINK: bull work
(noun) (bull work) |
a defensive wall, something severing as a principle of defense.
"bulls work building a bulwark" Quebec city is the only city in north america with a bulwark built around it. |
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Bequest LINK:go west
(noun) (bi quest) |
a gift left n a will.
"Joe's last bequest was to go west" Hortensia's jewelry was a bequest from her mother. |
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Gravity LINK:gravity
(gra i tee) (noun) |
seriousness.
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Countenance LINK:count the nuts
(noun) (kownt uh nanz) |
a persons face.
"by their facial countenance alone it was easy to count the the nuts" the submarine commanders countenance belied his true feelings of fear. |
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palpable LINK:pal bull
(adj) (pal a ble) |
able to be touched.
"our pal the bull is palpable" the ancer is as palpable as the nose on your face. |
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lament link:cement
(noun) (la mint) |
to mourn.
"we lament that joe got buried in cement." the song "cowboys lament" is a song about the lonely life of those who drive cattle. |
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arduous link:hard on us
(adj) (ahr joo us) |
hard.
"the arduous snow covered trail is hard on us." swimming three miles was the most arduous thing jenny ever did. |
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deft link:deaf
(adj) (deft) |
dexterous.
"the deaf are deft at reading lips." in one deft move the police officer subdued the thief and took him to the ground. |
