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jibber
noun Nautical.
any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail.Compare flying jib, inner jib.the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib.adjective
of or relating to a jib: jib clew.random noun 2
ledes
noun
Journalism. lead1 (def. 37a).random noun 3
vasoconstriction
noun Physiology.
constriction of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.random noun 4
accusations
noun
a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.the specific offense charged: The accusation is murder.the act of accusing or state of being accused.random noun 5
jump-started
noun
Also jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.verb (used with object)
to give a jump-start to: to jump-start an engine.to enliven or revive: to jump-start a sluggish economy.random noun 6
drain
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid: to drain a crankcase.verb (used without object)
to flow off gradually.to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture: This land drains into the Mississippi.noun
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.Surgery. a material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids.
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