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Word: shackle

Definition: chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.


More Vocab Words

::: colloquial - pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
::: flick - light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
::: concede - admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
::: minatory - menacing; threatening
::: seemly - (of behavior) proper; appropriate
::: diurnal - daily; occurring during the daytime
::: formality - ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality
::: motility - ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously
::: potpourri - heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)
::: bauble - trinket; cheap jewel; trifle