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·- A noun suffix having a diminutive force; as in streamlet, wavelet, armlet.
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Let
·Impf & ·p.p. of Let.
II. Let ·vi To <<Forbear>>.
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let
to hinder. '< What lets?"
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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re
rĕ, or with I d demonstrative (see the letter D), rĕd (so, too, before vowels and h; also in re...
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Re
·- A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American ...
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Re-
·- A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; ...
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Let-alone
·adj Letting alone.
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Let-off
·noun A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom....
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Let-up
·noun Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up.
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to let on
To mention; to disclose; to betray a knowledge or consciousness of anything. 'He never let on,' i. e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to let out
To begin a story or narrative. A Western expression.
Tom squared himself for a yarn, wet his lips w...
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to let slide
To let go; as, 'that fish you have hooked is not fit to eat; let him slide.'
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to let sliver
To let slip, let fly, i. e. to fire.
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let up
A let up is a release; a relief. An expression borrowed from pugilists.
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let draw!
The order to let the wind take the after-leeches of the jibs, &c., over to the lee-side, while tacki...
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let fall!
The order to drop a sail loosed from its gaskets, in order to set it.
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let-pass
Permission given by superior authority to a vessel, to be shown to ships of war, to allow it to proc...
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let run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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Re coverance
·noun <<Recovery>>.
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Re proval
·noun <<Reproof>>.
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Re sign
·noun <<Resignation>>.
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Re-ally
·vt To bring together again; to compose or form anew.
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Re-collect
·vt To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops.
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Re-create
·vt To create or form anew.
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Re-creation
·noun A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
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Re-creative
·adj Creating anew; as, re-creative power.
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Re-demption
·noun Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by maki...
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Re-ferment
·vt & ·vi To ferment, or cause to ferment, again.
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Re-form
·vt & ·vi To give a new form to; to form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; as, to re-...
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Re-formation
·noun The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops ...
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Re-formed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Re-form.
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Re-forming
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Re-form.
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Re-mark
·vt To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.
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Re-present
·vt To present again; as, to re-present the points of an <<Argument>>.
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Re-presentation
·noun The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-pr...
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Re-reiterate
·vt To reiterate many times.
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Re-resolve
·vt & ·vi To resolve again.
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Re-search
·vt To search again; to examine anew.
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Re-sign
·vt To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
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Re-sound
·vt & ·vi To sound again or anew.
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Re-store
·vt To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.
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Re-turn
·vt & ·vi To turn again.
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to re-charter
To charter again; to grant a second or another charter to.--Webster.
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to re-insure
To insure the same property a second time by other underwriters.--Webster.
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to re-investigate
To investigate again.--Webster.
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to re-land
To go on shore after having embarked.--Webster.
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to re-loan
To loan again; to lend what has been lent and repaid.--Webster.
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to re-open
To open again.--Webster. This word is much used. The theatre re-opens for the season. The schools re...
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to re-ship
To ship again; to ship what has been conveyed by water or imported.--Webster.
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re-supper
a second supper. Lane.
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re-assemble
To gather together a fleet, or convoy, after having been scattered.
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re-insurance
To insure the same property a second time by other underwriters. If an underwriter find that he has ...
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re-ship
To ship again, or ship goods that have been imported or conveyed by water.
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sign of a house to let
A widow's weeds.
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to let drive
to let fly; to let slip. To discharge; let loose a blow with the fist, a stone, a bullet from a gun,...
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let drive, to
To slip or let fly. To discharge, as a shot from a gun.
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let fly, to
To let go a rope at once, suddenly.
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let in, to
To fix or fit a diminished part of one plank or piece of timber into a score formed in another to re...
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re-entering angle
In fortification, is an angle whose vertex points inward, or towards the place.
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let go and haul!
or afore haul!
The order to haul the head-yards round by the braces when the ship casts on the oth...
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let go under foot
See under foot.
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fly the sheets, to let
To let them go suddenly.
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let out, a reef, to
, or shake out, a reef, to
To increase the dimensions of a sail, by untying the points confining a...
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let go by the run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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