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Starlit
- adjective - lighted only by stars; "the starlit darkness"
Swallet
- - Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called among tin miners.
Swallow
- noun - a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
- engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
- keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
- the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her hu
Teasles
- noun - any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Thallia
- noun - a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
Thallic
- - Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from, or containing, thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the thallous compounds; as, thallic oxide.
Thallus
- noun - a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes
Trailed
- verb - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
- go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
- hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
- move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
- to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Trailer
- noun - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
- a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
- an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind