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(v)
(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
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(adj)
(slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing.
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
To move about rapidly and nimbly.
(n)
The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
(intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
A movement that shakes.
(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
The property of being shaky.
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
A sudden surge of excitement.
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
A tremble.
(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.
(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
A large amount.
A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
(colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
Synonym of arrowslit.
A dart fired from a blowpipe or blowgun.
(Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
A type of man-portable one-person crossbow, which throws rocks (or similar projectiles) instead of bolts (“arrows”). Sometimes used as a hunting bow.
a dart in the form of arrow with an extra notch with which it is thrown using a string
(chiefly US, Australia, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
(obsolete, Scotland) An iron crowbar.
(historical) A stick with a line attached that was fired from a musket to a ship that had foundered.
(chemistry) A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
One who kisses.
A pen made from a feather.
(idiomatic) A skill, ability or resource.
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
(countable, zootomy) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
(obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) A shallow drinking bowl.
A shallow wooden vessel or tub.
A wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spear thrower; (Australia) a woomera.
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
A weighted stick used to throw, usually at small animals.
A board that is held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a paddle when bodysurfing.
A small cask, or something resembling one, for example the barrel of a gun.
A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively).
(obsolete) A type of arrow.
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
Alternative form of harquebus. [An obsolete matchlock firearm.]
A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
(dated) A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
(historical) A kind of crossbow used for shooting stones.
A toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown.
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
Synonym of arrowhead (“pointed part of an arrow used as a weapon”).
(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
One who or that which oils.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
Archaic form of bough pot. [A vessel for holding stems of flowers and branches to decorate an indoor space.]
(statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
(firearms) A small-bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
Senses relating to a frame around the neck.
A wooden shoe.
A pen (writing instrument) made from a quill (a wing or tail feather of a large bird).
A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
A small flask for carrying gunpowder.
Alternative form of powder flask. [A small flask for carrying gunpowder.]
A short cutlass or sabre used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A person who shoots at makeshift targets.
Synonym of lawn dart.
The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
(historical) A lead-weighted dart, used by soldiers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
A soldier or guard armed with a spear used as a ranged weapon.
A light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small animals.
A traditional Spanish porous clay vessel designed to hold water and to cool it by evaporation.
A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
(now historical) An instrument (typically a metallic tube with a clasp) used to hold a pencil, lead etc. for drawing.
(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.