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Seized
- verb - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
- capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
- hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
- take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
- take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitant
Sensed
- verb - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
- comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
- detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
- detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat"
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
Serged
- unknown - to overcast (unfinished seams or edges, as in a fabric or rug), especially by machine, in order to prevent fraying.
Served
- verb - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
- be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
- contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff"
- devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"
- do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"
- do military service; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"
- help to some food; he
Sexxed
- verb - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
- tell the sex (of young chickens)
Shaded
- verb - (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow; "the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede"
- cast a shadow over
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
- protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
- protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- vary slightly; "shade the meaning"
Shamed
- verb - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- cause to be ashamed
- compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"
- showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
- suffering shame
- surpass or beat by a wide margin
Shaped
- verb - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
- having the shape of; "a square shaped playing field"
- make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"
Shared
- verb -
- communicate;
- distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose
- give out as one's portion or share
- have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately"
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- use jointly or in common
Shaved
- adjective - having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin