Ground

Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.

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Lighten

v. t.

To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets. →

Rise

To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. →

Fuller

A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser. →

Earth

v. t.

To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. →

Jocundity

The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness. →

Ramify

v. i.

To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject. →

Handle

v. t.

To deal with; to make a business of. →

Leaf

A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril. →

Sagitta

A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. →

Fiddlestick

The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow. →

Ablaqueation

The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. →

Note

A list of items or of charges; an account. →