A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
A male attendant on a great personage.
A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
Term of address to an equal.
To take an oath, to promise.
To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
An act of sexual intercourse.
A sexual partner, especially a casual one.
A highly contemptible person.
A thing of no value, a small amount.
to find out that something has happened
to know about the existence of someone or something
to receive news about someone
to refuse to accept a suggestion or offer
A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).
To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
To stare in wonder.
To open wide; to display a gap.
Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
(of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
Fit; suitable; having propriety.
Well-shaped; handsome.
Good-natured; obliging.
Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
(noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
(by extension) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
US standard spelling of honourably.




