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212 words match “ERSH”

LEADERSHIP n.
The office of a leader.
MANAGERSHIP n.
The office or position of a manager.
MARINERSHIP n.
Seamanship. [Obs.] Udalt.
MASTERSHIP n. 4 definitions
Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority. Where noble youths for mastership should strive. Driden.
MEMBERSHIP n. 2 definitions
The state of being a member.
MERCERSHIP n.
The business of a mercer.
NONMEMBERSHIP n.
State of not being a member.
OBSERVERSHIP n.
The office or work of an observer.
OVERSEERSHIP n.
The office of an overseer.
OVERSHADE v.
To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. Shak.
OVERSHADOW v. 2 definitions
To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.
OVERSHADOWER n.
One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. Bacon.
OVERSHADOWY a.
Overshadowing. [R.]
OVERSHAKE v.
To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OVERSHINE v. 2 definitions
To shine over or upon; to illumine. Shak.
OVERSHOE n.
A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.
OVERSHOOT v. 4 definitions
To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.
OVERSHOT a.
From Overshoot, v. t. Overshot wheel, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght.
OWNERSHIP n.
The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
PAINTERSHIP n.
The state or position of being a painter. [R.] Br. Gardiner.
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