trife
(strif)n. 1. Heated,
often violent dissension; bitter conflict. See Synonyms at discord. 2. A struggle,
fight, or quarrel. 3. Contention or competition between rivals. 4. Archaic.
Earnest endeavor or striving.
*****
cleave
1
(klev)v.
cleft
(kleft).
or
cleaved or clove
(klov).
cleft
or
cleaved
or clo-ven
(klovn). cleav-ing,
cleaves.v. tr. 1. To split with or as if with a sharp instrument. See
Synonyms at tear1. 2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a
path through the ice. 3. To pierce or penetrate.v. intr. 1.
Mineralogy. To split or separate, especially along a natural line of
division. 2. To make one's way; penetrate.
*****
cleave
2
(klev)v. intr. cleaved,
cleav-ing, cleaves. 1. To adhere, cling, or stick fast. 2. To be
faithful: cleave to one's principles.[Middle English cleven, from Old
English cleofian.]
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cre-ate
(kre-at)v. tr. cre-at-ed, cre-at-ing,
cre-ates. 1. To cause to exist; bring into being. See Synonyms at
found1. 2. To give rise to; produce: That remark created a stir. 3. To
invest with an office or title; appoint. 4. To produce through artistic or
imaginative effort: create a poem; create a role.adj. Archaic. Created.
*****
gall
1
(gol)n. 1.
See bile. (n., sense 1) 2. Bitterness
of feeling; rancor. Something bitter to endure: the gall of defeat.
3. Outrageous insolence; effrontery. See Synonyms at temerity.[Middle
English, from Old English gealla, galla. See ghel-2.]
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gall
2
(gol)n. 1. A
skin sore caused by friction and abrasion: a
saddle gall. 2. Exasperation; vexation.
The cause of such vexation.v. galled, gall-ing, galls.v. tr. 1. To make
(the skin) sore by abrasion; chafe. 2. To damage or break the surface of
by or as if by friction; abrade: the bark of saplings galled by improper
staking. See Synonyms at chafe. 3. To irk or exasperate; vex: It galled me
to have to wait outside.v. intr. To become irritated, chafed, or sore.[Middle
English galle, from Old English gealla, possibly from Latin galla, gallnut.]
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gall
3
(gol)n. An abnormal swelling of plant
tissue caused by insects, microorganisms, or external injury.[Middle
English galle, from Old French, from Latin galla, gallnut.]
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worm-wood
(wurmwood)n. 1. Any of
several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. absinthium, native
to Europe, yielding a bitter
extract used in making absinthe and in flavoring certain wines.
2. Something harsh or embittering.[Middle English, alteration of wermod,
from Old English wermod.]
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strive
(striv)v. intr. strove (strov). striv-en (strivn). or strived
striv-ing, strives. 1. To exert much effort or energy;
endeavor. 2. To struggle or
fight forcefully; contend: strive against injustice.[Middle
English striven, from Old French estriver, from estrit, estrif, quarrel. See
STRIFE.]
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de-fence
(di-fens)n.v. Chiefly British. Variant of
defense.
++
de-fense
(di-fens)n. Abbr. def. 1.
The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury. 2. A means or
method of defending or protecting. 3. An argument in
support or justification of something. See Synonyms at apology.
4. Law.
The action of the defendant in opposition to complaints against him or her. The
defendant and his or her legal counsel. 5. The science or art of defending
oneself; self-defense. 6. . . .
*****
cov-ert
(kuvrt, kovrt, ko-vurt)adj. 1. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels. See Synonyms at secret. 2. Covered or covered over; sheltered. 3. Law. Being married and therefore protected by one's husband.n. 1. A covering or cover. 2. A covered place or shelter; hiding place. Thick underbrush or woodland affording cover for game. 3. Zoology. One of the small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers of a bird's wings or tail. 4. A flock of coots. See Synonyms at flock1.[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of covrir, to cover. See COVER.]
American Heritage Dictionary
*******************
An
there
was
a
strife
between
the
herdmen
of
Abram's
cattle
An
the
herd
men
of
Lot's
cattle:
an
the
Canaanite
an
the
Perizzite
dwelled
then
in
the
land.
An
Abram
said
unto
Lot,
Let
there
be
no
strife,
I
pray thee,
between
me
an thee,
an between
my
herdmen
an
thy
herdmen;
for
we
be
brethren.
Is
not
the
whole
land
before
thee?
separate
thyself,
I
pray
thee,
from
me:
if
thou
wilt
take
the
left
hand,
then
I
will go
to
the
right;
or
if
thou
depart
to
the
right
hand,
then
I
will
go
to
the
left.
***
An he
shall
snatch
on
the
right
hand,
an be
hungry;
an he
shall
eat
on
the
left
hand,
***
An God
saw
that
the
wickedness
of
man
was
great
in
the
earth,
an that
every
imagination
of
the
thoughts
of
his
heart
was only
evil
continually.
++
Break
thou
the
arm
of
the
wicked
an
the
evil
man:
seek
out
his
wickedness
till
thou
find
none.
***
So
God
created
man
in
his
own
image,
++
an
they
shall
not
be
satisfied:
they
shall
eat
every
man
the
flesh
of
his
own arm:
+++
An Lot
lifted
up
his eyes,
an
beheld
all
the
plain
of
Jordan,
that
it
was
well
watered
every
where,
before
the
Lord
destroyed
Sodom
an
Gomorrah,
even
as
the
garden
of
the
Lord,
like
the land
of
Egypt,
as
thou
comest
unto Zoar.
Then
Lot
chose
him
all
the plain
of
Jordan;
*
an God
divided
the
light
from
the
darkness.
***
Therefore
shall
a man
leave
his
father
an
his
mother,
+
because
she
was
the
mother
of
all
living.
***
an
Lot
journeyed
east:
***
Let
the
waters
under
the
heaven
be
gathered
together
unto
one
place,
an
let
the
dry
land
appear:
an it
was
so.
++
an
they
separated
themselves
the
one
from
the
other.
**
an
Ham
is
the
father
of
Canaan.
***
Therefore
shall
a
man
leave
his father
an
his mother,
an s
hall
cleave
unto
his
wife:
an
they shall
be
one
flesh.
***
Terah
begat
Abram,
Nahor,
an
Haran;
an
Haran
begat
Lot.
And Haran
died
before
his
father
Terah
in
the
land
of
his nativity,
in Ur
of
the
Chaldees.
++
An
Ham,
the
father
of
Canaan,
saw
the
nakedness
of
his father,
***
Therefore
shall
a
man
leave
his father
an
his
mother,
an
shall
cleave
unto
his
wife:
an
they
shall
be
one flesh.
An they
were
both
naked,
the
man
an
his
wife,
an
were
not
as
ham ed.
an
told
his
two
brethren
without.
***
And
Isaac
answered
and
said unto Esau,
Behold,
I
have
made
him
thy
lord,
and
all
his brethren
have
I
given
to
him
for
servants;
an
with corn
an
wine
have
I
sustained
him:
an what shall
I
do
now unto thee,
my
son?
*****
An
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
unto
her,
Behold,
thou
art
with
child,
an
shalt bear
a
son,
an
shalt
call
his
name
Ishmael;
because
the
Lord
hath
heard
thy
affliction.
An
he
will
be
a
wild
man;
his
hand
will
be
against
every
man,
an
every
man's
hand
against
him;
an
he
shall
dwell
in
the
presence
of
all
his
brethren.
**
An
he
said,
Cursed
be
Canaan;
a
servant
of
servants
shall
he
be
unto
his
brethren.
An he
said,
Blessed
be
the
Lord
God
of
Shem;
an
Canaan
shall
be
his servant.
God
shall
enlarge
Japheth,
an
he
shall
dwell
in
the
tents
of
Shem;
and
Canaan
shall
be
his servant.
++
For
my
brethren
an
companions'
sakes,
I
will
now
say,
Peace
be
within thee.
Because
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
**
And
God
said,
Let
us
make
man
in
our
image,
++
our
God
I
will
seek
thy
good.
Unto thee
lift
I up
mine
eyes,
O thou
that
dwellest
in
the
heavens.
Behold,
as
the
eyes
of
servants
look
unto
the
hand
of
their
masters,
an
as
the
eyes
of
a
maiden
unto
the
hand
of
her
mistress;
so
our
eyes
wait upon
the
Lord
our God,
***
My
spirit
shall
not
always
strive
with
man,
for
that
he
also
is flesh:
++
until
that
he
have
mercy upon
us.
Have
mercy upon
us,
O
Lord,
have
mercy upon
us:
for
we
are
exceedingly
filled
with
contempt.
Our
soul
is
exceedingly
filled
with
the
scorning
of
those
that
are
at
ease,
an
with
the
contempt
of
the
proud.
If
it
had
not been
the
Lord
who
was
on
our
side,
now
may
Israel
say;
If
it
had
not been
the
Lord
who
was
on our
side,
when
men rose up against
us:
Then
they
had
swallowed
us
up quick,
when
their
wrath
was
kindled
against
us:
***
Abram
dwelled
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
an Lot
dwelled
in
the cities
of
the
plain,
an pitched
his
tent
toward
Sodom.
***
Then
shall
he
give
the
rain
of
thy
seed,
that
thou
shalt
sow
the
ground
withal;
an
bread
of
the
increase
of
the
earth,
an
it
shall
be
fat
an
plenteous:
in
that
day
shall
thy
cattle
feed
in
large
pastures.
The
oxen
likewise
an
the
young
asses
that
ear
the
ground
shall
eat clean
provender,
which
hath been
winnowed
with
the
shovel
an
with
the fan.
**
But
the
men
of
Sodom
were
wicked
an sinners
before
the
Lord
exceedingly.
++
an he
sat
in
the
tent
door
in
the heat
of
the
day;
An he
lift up
his
eyes
an
looked,
an,
lo,
three
men
stood
by
him:
an
when
he
saw
them,
***
An he
drank
of
the
wine,
***
I
have
given
you
every
herb
bearing seed,
**
Lest
there
should
be among
you man,
or woman,
or
family,
or
tribe,
whose
heart
turneth
away
this day
from
the
Lord
our
God,
to
go
an
serve
the
gods
of
these
nations;
lest
there
should
be among
you
a
root
that beareth
gall
an wormwood;
An it
come
to pass,
when
he
heareth
the
words
of
this
curse,
that
he
bless
himself
in
his
heart,
saying,
I
shall
have peace,
though
I
walk
in
the
imagination
of
mine
heart,
***
an that
every
imagination
of
the
thoughts
of
his heart
was
only
evil
continually.
++
to
add
drunkenness
to
thirst:
+++
an
was
drunken;
an he
was
uncovered
within
his
tent.
++
he
ran
to meet
them
from
the
tent
door,
***
I
do
set
my
bow
in
the
cloud,
an it
shall
be
for
a
token
of
a
covenant
between
me
an the
earth.
An it
shall
come
to
pass,
when
I
bring
a cloud
over
the
earth,
that
the
bow
shall
be
seen
in
the
cloud:
An I
will
remember
my
covenant,
which
is
between
me
an
you
an
every
living
creature
of
all
flesh;
an
the
waters
shall
no
more
become
a
flood
to
destroy
all
flesh.
***
An he
shall
be
as
the
light
of
the
morning,
when
the
sun
riseth,
***
He
made
darkness
his
secret place;
his
pavilion
round
about
him
were
dark
waters
an
thick
clouds
of
the
skies.
++
even
a
morning
without
clouds;
as
the
tender
grass
springing
out
of
the
earth
by
clear shining
after rain.
++
An
the
Lord
will
create
upon
every
dwelling
place
of
mount
Zion,
a cloud
an smoke
by
day,
an
the
shining
of
a
flaming
fire
by
night:
for
upon
all
the
glory
shall
be
a
defence
An
there
shall
be
a
tabernacle
for
a
shadow
in
the
daytime
from
the
heat,
***
For
this
shall
every
one
that
is
godly
pray
unto
thee
in
a
time
when
thou
mayest
be
found:
surely
in
the
floods
of
great
waters
they
shall
not
come
nigh
unto
him.
++
an for
a
place
of
refuge,
an for
a
covert
from
storm
an
from rain.
Now
will
I
sing
to
my
wellbeloved
a
song
of
my
beloved
touching
his
vineyard.
My
wellbeloved
hath
a
vineyard
in
a
very
fruitful hill:
An he
fenced
it,
an
gathered
out
the
stones
thereof,
an
planted
it
with
the
choicest
vine,
an
built
a tower
in
the
midst
of
it,
an also
made
a
winepress
therein:
***
Then
the
earth shook
an
trembled;
the
foundations
also
of
the hills
moved
an
were
shaken,
because
he
was
wroth.
There
went
up
a
smoke
out
of
his nostrils,
an
fire
out
of
his
mouth
devoured:
coals
were kindled
by
it.
++
An he
looked
toward
Sodom
an
Gomorrah,
an
toward
all
the
land
of
the
plain,
an
beheld,
an,
lo,
the
smoke
of
the
country
went
up
as
the
smoke
of
a
furnace.
+++
an he
looked
that it
should
bring
forth grapes,
an it
brought forth
wild
grapes.
And
now,
O
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem,
an
men
of
Judah,
judge,
I
pray
you,
betwixt
me
an
my
vineyard.
I Am SamuelyeaO
