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• Wide

  ·superl Remote; distant; far. II. Wide ·noun That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. III. W...

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• Gab

  ·vi To <<Deceive>>; to <<Lie>>. II. Gab ·vi The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; ...

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• gab

  or gob 1) The mouth. Gift of the gab; a facility of speech, nimble tongued eloquence. To blow the g...

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• gab

  Loquacity; prate; idle talk. This is an old word, and still has a place in the provincial glossaries...

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• gab

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• Wide-angle

  ·add. ·adj Having or covering an angle wider than the ordinary; — applied to certain lenses of rela...

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• Wide-awake

  ·noun A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat. II. Wide-awake ·adj Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; h...

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• World-wide

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• wide awake

  On the alert; ready; prepared. The Captain was wide awake, but said nothing.--Simon Suggs, p. 37. ...

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• to blow the gab

  To confess, or impeach a confederate. Cant. ...

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• gift of the gab

  A facility of speech. ...

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