Bring+forth+young

  • 101fawn — fawn1 [fôn] vi. [ME faunen < OE fagnian < fagen, var. of fægen: see FAIN] 1. to show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.: said of a dog 2. to try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter [courtiers fawning on… …

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  • 102parturient — I. adjective Etymology: Latin parturient , parturiens, present participle of parturire to be in labor, from parere to give birth to more at pare Date: 1592 1. bringing forth or about to bring forth young 2. of or relating to parturition II. noun… …

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  • 103parturient — Relating to or in the process of childbirth. [L. parturio, to be in labor] * * * par·tu·ri·ent pär t(y)u̇r ē ənt adj 1) bringing forth or about to bring forth young 2) of or relating to parturition <parturient pangs> 3) typical of… …

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  • 104cast — [[t]kæst, kɑst[/t]] v. cast, cast•ing, n. 1) to throw or hurl; fling: to cast dice; to cast aside the newspaper[/ex] 2) to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.) 3) to cause to fall; put or send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast… …

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  • 105throw — [[t]θroʊ[/t]] v. threw, thrown, throw•ing, n. 1) to propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion: to throw a ball[/ex] 2) to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does 3) to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.) 4) to project (the voice) 5)… …

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  • 106cast — [kast, käst] vt. cast, casting [ME casten < ON kasta, to throw] 1. a) to put, deposit, or throw with force or violence; fling; hurl b) to give vent to as if by throwing [to cast aspersions] 2. to deposit (a ballot); register (a vote) …

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  • 107throw — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… …

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  • 108farrow — farrow1 /far oh/, n. 1. a litter of pigs. v.t. 2. (of swine) to bring forth (young). v.i. 3. to produce a litter of pigs. [bef. 900; ME farwen to give birth to a litter of pigs, deriv. of OE fearh pig (c. L porcus); akin to G Ferkel young pig]… …

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  • 109fawn — fawn1 fawnlike, adj. /fawn/, n. 1. a young deer, esp. an unweaned one. 2. a light yellowish brown color. adj. 3. light yellowish brown. v.i. 4. (of a doe) to bring forth young. [1225 75; ME fawn, foun < MF faon, foun, feon VL *feton , s. of *feto …

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  • 110whelp — hwelp, welp n one of the young of various carnivorous mammals and esp. of the dog whelp vt to give birth to used of various carnivores and esp. the dog vi to bring forth young * * * (hwelp) 1. to give birth to; said of the female dog. 2. an&#8230; …

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