The Itch

Amaud J.
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  1. ache
    a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
  2. prick
    make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
  3. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  4. scrawl
    write carelessly
  5. chicken scratch
    cramped or illegible handwriting
  6. squiggle
    a short twisting line
  7. hand
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  8. jack
    tool for exerting pressure or lifting
  9. rail-splitter
    a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
  10. steeplejack
    someone who builds or maintains very tall structures
  11. gandy dancer
    a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
  12. lucre
    informal term for money
  13. nock
    make small marks into the surface of
  14. alter
    cause to change; make different
  15. stinger
    a remark capable of wounding mentally
  16. bumble
    walk unsteadily
  17. muff
    a warm tubular covering for the hands
  18. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  19. dip
    immerse briefly into a liquid
  20. douse
    wet thoroughly
  21. taper
    diminish gradually
  22. coldcock
    knock down with force
  23. recruit
    cause to assemble or enlist in the military
  24. usher in
    bring into being or mark the beginning of
  25. jut out
    extend out or project in space
  26. bulge
    swell or protrude outwards
Created on Fri Mar 21 14:13:41 EDT 2008

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