LOF 12
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- to ensconce
- 1-to settle securely or snugly 2to cover or shelter; hide securely: He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.
- distended
- -adjective 1. increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
- lair
- noun 1. a den or resting place of a wild animal: The cougar retired to its lair. 2- secluded or hidden place, esp. a secret retreat 3-British. a place in which to lie or rest; a bed. 4-British Dialect. mud; mire.
- cordon
- 1. a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area. 2-a cord or braid worn for ornament or as a fastening 3-ribbon worn usually diagonally across the breast as a badge of a knightly or honorary order 4-Fortification course of stones at the base of a parapet 5-Architecture-cut-stone riser on a stepped ramp or the like. 6-a fruit tree or shrub trained to grow along a support 7-to surround or blockade with or as with a cordon-The police cordoned off the street.
- crepitation
- To make a crackling or popping sound; crackle.
- Antiphonal
- 1.Relating to or resembling an antiphon. 2Answering responsively,Occurring or responding in turns; alternating:
- gilt
- n-a young female swine, esp. one that has not produced a litter. -verb 1. a pt. and pp. of gild1., gold or golden, thin layer of gold, gilt-edged security
- obscurity
- -noun, plural -ties. 1. the state or quality of being obscure. the condition of being unknown:uncertainty of meaning or expression; ambiguity. darkness; dimness; indistinctness.
- cutter
- -noun 1. a person who cuts, esp. as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments. 2-a machine, tool, or other device for cutting 3-a single-masted sailing vessel 4-person employed as a film editor 5-a small, light sleigh, usually single-seated and pulled by one horse 6-a low-quality grade of beef
- ululation
- -verb (used without object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing. 1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail. to lament loudly and shrilly.