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  • 91sorrowing — adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation bereft of hope • Syn: ↑bereaved, ↑bereft, ↑grief stricken, ↑grieving, ↑mourning • Similar to: ↑sorrowful …

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  • 92widow — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 a woman whose husband is often away on a specified activity (golf widow). 3 extra cards dealt separately and taken by the highest bidder. 4 Printing the short… …

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  • 93unbereft — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + bereft, past participle of bereave archaic : not bereft …

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  • 94be|reft — «bih REHFT», adjective, verb. –adj. deprived: »Bereft of hope and friends, the old man led a lonely life. a) bereaved; a past tense and a past participle of bereave: »He was bereft by the loss of his son. Usage See bereave for usage note. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 95or- — prefix frequent in OE., retained in a few words in ME., now obs. exc. in ordeal, and perh. ort s, where it is no longer recognized as a significant element. OE. or was the stressed form (used in nominal compounds), corresp. to Goth. us , ur , ON …

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  • 96bereaved — e*reaved (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), adj. mourning due to the death of a loved one. Syn: bereft, grief stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 97cora humming bird — Shaft Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????, a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape} …

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  • 98Geld — Geld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelded} or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelding}.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g[ a]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.] 1. To castrate;… …

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  • 99Gelded — Geld Geld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelded} or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelding}.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g[ a]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.] 1. To… …

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  • 100Gelding — Geld Geld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelded} or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelding}.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g[ a]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.] 1. To… …

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