1. To rub with or as if with a rough file.

2. To grate harshly on (as one's nerves).

3. To speak in a grating tone.

1. To break apart; seperate; split.

2. To sunder - In parts or pieces.

1. Spiritless, languid <a~performance>

1. A person making usually showy prentenses to knoledge or ability: fraud, faker.

1. Mob

2. Disturbance

3. A fashionable gathering

1. Agreeable, attractive

2. Pleasing to the taste: delicous.

1. A small amount: bit.

1. To exhaust esp. of strength or resources.

1. Having a sollen disposition; gloomy.

1. Harsh or discordant sound.

1. To unite (as 2 ropes) by weaving the strands together.

2. To unite (as two lengths of film) by connecting the ends together.

1. A temporary expedient.

1. Superficial knowledge.

2. A small scattered number or amount.

1. Linger

2. Hang around idly.

1. Impadent, saucy.

1. A sudden fall (as from high rank).

2. Something that causes a downfall.

1. To spread outward or apart.

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1. Spreadout: turned outward

2. Akward, clumsy.

1. Sharp and biting in taste and odor.

1. Fright, stuggle; quarrel, clispute.

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1. To wear (as an edge ok cloth) by rubbing.

2. To seperate the treads at the edge of.

3. Strain, irritate

1. To detract from the wholesome or perfection of: spoil.

1. Spirit, rend

2. Shatter

1. Musical agreement of sounds; esp: the combination of tones into chords and progression of chords.

2. A pleasing arrangement of parts.

1. A metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve or cut into a solid material (as wood stone).

1. Pleasing to the ear.

2. Agreeable, soothing

1. Being rough and unfinished <~beams>.

2. Lacking smooth manners or social grace.