quibble
101Quip — Quip, n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. {Quib}, {Quibble}.] 1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. [1913 Webster] Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton …
102Salve — Salve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Salving}.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See {Salve}, n.] 1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
103Salved — Salve Salve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Salving}.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See {Salve}, n.] 1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound. Shak. [1913… …
104Salving — Salve Salve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Salving}.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See {Salve}, n.] 1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound. Shak. [1913… …
105Shuffle — Shuf fle, v. i. 1. To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to shuffle and cut. [1913 Webster] 2. To change one s position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate. [1913 Webster] I myself …
106captious — adjective Etymology: Middle English capcious, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French captieux, from Latin captiosus, from captio deception, verbal quibble, from capere to take more at heave Date: 14th century 1. marked by an often ill natured …
107quiddity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English quidite, from Medieval Latin quidditat , quidditas essence, from Latin quid what, neuter of quis who more at who Date: 14th century 1. whatever makes something the type that it is ; essence 2. a. a… …
108sophistication — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the use of sophistry ; sophistic reasoning b. sophism, quibble 2. the process or result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned; especially cultivation, urbanity 3. the process or result of becoming… …
109chicane — I. verb (chicaned; chicaning) Etymology: French chicaner, from Middle French, to quibble, prevent justice Date: circa 1672 intransitive verb to use chicanery < a wretch he had taught to lie and chicane George Meredith > transitive verb trick,… …
110pun — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Italian puntiglio fine point, quibble more at punctilio Date: 1662 the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound II.… …
