make+lame

  • 21lame — adj. 1 unable to walk well VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ go ▪ His horse had gone lame. ▪ leave sb, make sb ▪ …

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  • 22Lame duck — Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the… …

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  • 23lamé — [[t]lɑ͟ːmeɪ, AM læme͟ɪ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu supp N Lamé is cloth that has threads of gold or silver woven into it, which make it reflect light. ...a silver lamé dress …

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  • 24Quintín Lame — Manuel Quintín Lame Chantre Quintín Lame photographed here in the center smoking during his arrest. Born October 23, 1880(1880 10 23) Cauca, United States of Colombia …

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  • 25The Little Lame Prince and his Travelling Cloak — (often published under its shorter title The Little Lame Prince ) is a story for children written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and first published in 1875. In the story, a young prince whose legs are paralysed due to a childhood trauma is given a… …

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  • 26To make ducks and drakes — Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the… …

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  • 27Lamed — Lame Lame (l[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamed} (l[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laming}.] To make lame. [1913 Webster] If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Laming — Lame Lame (l[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamed} (l[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laming}.] To make lame. [1913 Webster] If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29lamely — lame ► ADJECTIVE 1) walking with difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot. 2) (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble. 3) dull and uninspiring. ► VERB ▪ make lame. DERIVATIVES lamely adverb lamenes …

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  • 30lameness — lame ► ADJECTIVE 1) walking with difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot. 2) (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble. 3) dull and uninspiring. ► VERB ▪ make lame. DERIVATIVES lamely adverb lamenes …

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