n.
Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. →
n.
The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc. →
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n.
A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab. →
v.
To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost. →