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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



28 words match “INVADE”

SHEPHERD n.
hepherd dog, a name of Pan. Keats. -- Shepherd kings, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of Exo…
STEALTH n.
, and blush to find it fame. Pope. The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With steel invades the brother's life by stealth. Dryden. I told him of your stealth unto this wood. Shak.
STORIED a.
s of the past. Some greedy minion, or imperious wife, The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. Pope. Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath Gray.
TATOU n.
ail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.
TERTIARY a.
Geology. -- Tertiary syphilis (Med.), the third and last stage of syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal organs.
THOUGHTFUL a.
tion; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind. War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades. Pope.
TROPHIED a.
Adorned with trophies. The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. Pope.
WAR v.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence. Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it. Isa. vii. 1. Why should I war without the walls of Troy Shak. Our countrymen w…
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