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31rest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. remainder, remains, balance, residuum; repose; death. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Repose] Syn. sleep, ease, quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, slumber, calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness …
32thaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. melt, dissolve, liquefy; soften, unbend. See heat, liquefaction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To melt] Syn. dissolve, liquefy, flow, run, deliquesce, liquate, fuse, become liquid; see also dissolve 1 , melt …
33Straightness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Straightness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 straightness straightness rectilinearity directness Sgm: N 1 inflexibility inflexibility &c.(stiffness) 323 Sgm: N 1 straight line straight line right line direct line Sgm: N 1 …
34Incogitancy — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence or want of thought. < N PARAG:Incogitancy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 incogitancy incogitancy vacancy inunderstanding Sgm: N 1 fatuity fatuity &c. 499 Sgm: N 1 thoughtlessness thoughtlessness &c.(inattention) 458… …
35make relaxed — verb cause to feel relaxed A hot bath always relaxes me • Syn: ↑relax, ↑unstrain, ↑unlax, ↑loosen up, ↑unwind • Ant: ↑strain (for: ↑ …
36unlax — verb cause to feel relaxed A hot bath always relaxes me • Syn: ↑relax, ↑unstrain, ↑loosen up, ↑unwind, ↑make relaxed • Ant: ↑strain ( …
37unstrain — verb cause to feel relaxed A hot bath always relaxes me • Syn: ↑relax, ↑unlax, ↑loosen up, ↑unwind, ↑make relaxed • Ant: ↑strain, ↑tense …
38Detent — De*tent , n. [F. d[ e]tente, fr. d[ e]tendre to unbend, relax; pref. d[ e] (L. dis or de) + tendre to stretch. See {Distend}.] (Mech.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks… …
39Disband — Dis*band (?; see {Dis }), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis + band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d[ e]bander, to unbind, unbend. See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.] 1. To loose the bands of; to set free;… …
40Disbanded — Disband Dis*band (?; see {Dis }), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis + band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d[ e]bander, to unbind, unbend. See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.] 1. To loose the bands of; to set …
