1. the floor of a fireplace, usually made out of brick or stone; 2. family life; the home | | |
a mythical creature, generally resembling a lizard, believed capable of living in or withstanding fire. | | |
a flammable oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters | | |
in a rich manner | | |
preceding in time or order | | |
to make more compact by or as if by pressing | | |
to spellbind; enthrall; to put into a sleeplike state | | |
a jointed puppet manipulated from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs | | |
a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container | | |
purify; extract; condense | | |
to flow forth suddenly in great volume | | |
1. from another part of the world; foreign; 2. excitingly strange | | |
a bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes.
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having a very small internal diameter | | |
a natural inclination, or tendency; predisposition | | |
transparent paper-like product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes | | |
an institution for the care of people | | |
hateful; meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | | |
to grow well or luxuriantly; thrive | | |
harsh, jarring sound; dissonance | | |
communication by means of gesture and facial expression | | |
an apparatus in which humans or animals are enclosed and which is revolved to simulate the effects of acceleration in a spacecraft | | |
one that incinerates, especially an apparatus, such as a furnace, for burning waste | | |