with a gnash of the teeth

  • 41mastic — /mas tik/, n. 1. Also called lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives. 2. any of several similar or related trees, as a pepper tree …

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  • 42Grills — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is an example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. The nicknames were given in the first instance with reference… …

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  • 43lamentation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of mourning Nouns 1. lamentation, lament, wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, growl, moan, whine, whimper, sob, sigh, cry, outcry, scream, howl. Slang, gripe, beef, bellyaching.… …

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  • 44gʷrēuĝ h-, gʷrū̆ ĝ h- —     gʷrēuĝ h , gʷrū̆ ĝ h     English meaning: to gnash the teeth; to bite     Deutsche Übersetzung: a) “with den Zähnen knirschen”, b) “nagen, beißen”     Material: a) Gk. βρύ̄χω “knirsche with den Zähnen” (besides through Entgleisung from… …

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  • 45chew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. masticate, gnaw, grind, champ. See food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bite, chomp, champ, munch, crunch, masticate, nibble, nibble at, feast upon, gnaw, gulp, dispatch, grind, chew the cud, rend, gnash,… …

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  • 46mandible — (n.) late 14c., jaw, jawbone, from M.Fr. mandible and directly from L.L. mandibula jaw, from L. mandere to chew, from PIE root *mendh to chew (Cf. Gk. mastax the mouth, that with which one chews; morsel, that which is chewed, masasthai to chew,… …

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  • 47mourn — v 1. grieve, sorrow, lament, ache, suffer, eat one s heart out, be sad, be anguished, bewail, bemoan; weep for, be sorry for, deplore, regret, repine, rue, rue the day; yearn, languish, despair; break down, give way, melt into tears, cry one s… …

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  • 48crunch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chew, crush, grind. See food, powderiness. n. difficulty, pickle, crisis, moment of truth. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. test, emergency, tight spot, economic squeeze; see crisis , difficulty 1 . v. Syn.… …

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  • 49gnaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chew, masticate, crunch; rankle, irritate, distress. See food, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crunch, champ, masticate; see bite 1 , chew . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. munch nibble, chew, bite …

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  • 50Tribulation — The Tribulation (or Great Tribulation ) is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at bibleref|Matthew|24:21 ( For then shall be great tribulation... King James Version) and other passages.In the futurist view of Christian… …

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