N. a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way; summons; subpoena; warrant; arraignment; indictment; citation; court order
N. a subtle difference in on shade of meaning, expression, or sound; fine distinction.
Adj. evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; touching; moving; sad; affecting; pitiful; piteous; pathetic; sorrowful; mournful; wretched; miserable; distressing; heart-rending; plaintive; tragic
N. a short thick stick use as a weapon; club; bludgeon; truncheon; baton; mace; blackjack; nightstick; shillelagh.
V. batter; bash
Adj. twisted; with a humorous twist
Adj. demonstrating neat skill, especially with the hands; deft; adept; adroit; agile; nimble; neat; handy; capable; skillful; proficient; expert; practiced.
Mentally adroit; clever
Adj. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
Adj. having no equal; incomparable
V. extinguish; put down; quiet
Adj. showing a critical or disrespectful attitude; disparaging; deprecatory; demeaning; denigratory
Adj. irritable; easily angered
N. a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family; prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone; argument; falling-out; dispute; fight; war
N. cheerful promptness; eagerness
V. (of an animal or person) play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically; romp; frisk; gambol; cavort; caper; scamper; skip; dance; prance.
N. a playful action or movement; antic; caper; escapade.
Adj. cheerful, merry, or playful
N. a curved pointed horny hail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
v. (of an animal or person) scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails; lacerate, rip graze
V. make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training; engage in argument, typically of a kind that is prolonged or repeated but not violent; quarrel, argue; disagree; differ; dispute; squabble; wrangle; fight
V. speak to someone or about something in a scornful derisive or mocking way; ridicule; taunt; scorn; dismiss; belittle; pooh-pooh