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  • 21mew — 1. noun /mjuː/ a) A cage for hawks, especially while moulting. A daungerous and detestable place, / To which nor fish nor fowle did once approch, / But yelling Meawes, with Seagulles hoarse and bace [...]. b) A building or set of buildings where… …

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  • 22Subjection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Subjection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 subjection subjection Sgm: N 1 dependence dependence dependency Sgm: N 1 subordination subordination Sgm: N 1 thrall thrall thraldom enthrallment subjugation …

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  • 23enthral — [ɪn θrɔ:l, ɛn ] (US enthrall) verb (enthrals, enthralling, enthralled) 1》 capture the fascinated attention of. 2》 (also inthrall) archaic enslave. Derivatives …

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  • 24constrain — v. a. 1. Compel, force, drive, oblige, coerce. 2. Confine, restrain, inthrall, hold, curb, put under restraint, keep down, keep under. 3. Urge, impel, draw, draw urgently or irresistibly …

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  • 25enthrall — v. a. [Written also Inthrall.] 1. Enslave, reduce to servitude, put under restraint, make a thrall or slave or bondsman of. 2. Enslave, overpower, overmaster, enchain, put in bondage (morally) …

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  • 26enthral — is spelt with one l and is inflected with two ls in enthralled, enthralling, but there is only one l in enthralment. In AmE, there are two ls in all these forms, including enthrall itself; and there is a variant inthrall …

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  • 27enthral — (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun …

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  • 28enthrallment — enthral (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun …

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  • 29enthralment — enthral (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun …

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  • 30enthral — v.tr. (US enthrall, inthrall) ( thralled, thralling) 1 captivate, please greatly. 2 enslave. Derivatives: enthralment n. (US enthrallment). Etymology: EN (1) + THRALL …

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