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9,281 words match “EAR”

FALSE-HEARTED a.
Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. Bacon. -- False"*heart`ed*ness, n. Bp. Stillingfleet.
FEAR n. 11 definitions
Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth. I will put my fear in their hearts. Jer. xxxii. 40. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Ps. xxxiv. 11. render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear. Rom. xiii. 7.
FEARER n.
One who fars. Sir P. Sidney.
FEARFUL a. 4 definitions
fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. Bp. Warburton.
FEARFULLY adv.
In a fearful manner.
FEARFULNESS n.
The state of being fearful.
FEARLESS a.
Free from fear.
FEARNAUGHT n. 2 definitions
A fearless person.
FEARSOME a. 2 definitions
Frightful; causing fear [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." Sir W. Scott
FIREARM n.
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
FLAP-EARED a.
Having broad, loose, dependent ears. Shak.
FLEAR v.
See Fleer.
FLINT-HEARTED a.
Hard-hearted. Shak.
FORBEAR n. 7 definitions
An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.] "Your forbears of old." Sir W. Scott.
FORBEARANCE n. 2 definitions
The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton.
FORBEARANT a.
Forbearing. [R.] Carlyle.
FORBEARER n.
One who forbears. Tusser.
FORBEARING a.
Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- For*bear"ing*ly, adv.
FOREARM v. 2 definitions
To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need. South.
FOREBEAR n.
An ancestor. See Forbear.
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