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a. 1. Completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished fact. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Complete in acquirements as the result usually of training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . show themselves accomplished bees. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ p. p. from anguish. ] suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
Syn. -- suffering, tormented [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an astonished manner. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Blood + shed ] The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Bloodshed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones. brainwashed prisoners of war; captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers unbrainwashed [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. p. p. of brush. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having a soft nap produced by brushing; as, a dress of brushed cotton. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pred. adj. very tired from exertion.
Syn. -- all in(predicate), beat(predicate), dead(predicate), dead tired(predicate), knocked out(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. converted into currency; -- of financial instruments; as, a cashed check. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. deeply loved or valued.
Syn. -- precious, treasured, wanted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a barn for cows.
Syn. -- cowbarn, cow barn, cowhouse. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; -- of fabrics; as, crushed velvet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. utterly defeated.
Syn. -- subdued. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. brought low in condition or status by confusion, humiliation, or severe disappointment.
Syn. -- broken, humbled, humiliated, low. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

4. broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone. paved with crushed bluestone
Syn. -- ground. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Marked; special. [ 1913 Webster ]

The most distinguished politeness. Mad. D' Arblay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds.

Syn. -- Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated; transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary; prominent. -- Distinguished, Eminent, Conspicuous, Celebrated, Illustrious. A man is eminent, when he stands high as compared with those around him; conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and observed; distinguished, when he has something which makes him stand apart from others in the public view; celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around him which confers the highest dignity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a distinguished manner. [ R. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Perished; decayed. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I deem thy brain emperished be. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [ Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn. -- firm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn. -- accomplished, effected. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. conforming with accepted standards. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.
Syn. -- proved. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn. -- naturalized. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. (Contract bridge, Whist) A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. (Psychol.) caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement; -- of a conditioned response. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. no longer burning; -- of a fire.
Syn. -- extinct, out(predicate), quenched. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. no longer existing; -- of species.
Syn. -- dead. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finished work (Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Corpulent; fat; having flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Glutted; satiated; initiated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fleshed with slaughter. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. provided with necessary furnishings; -- used especially of rented apartments having furniture included in the rental price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of unfurnished. [ Narrower terms: stocked, stocked with ; appointed; well-appointed, well-found ; fitted out, outfitted ]
Syn. -- equipped. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Finished with great care; polished. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Elated. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having the sound level reduced; -- especially used of the noise of conversation; as, speaking in hushed tones.
Syn. -- muted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having relatively little noise; as, a hushed church.
Syn. -- quiet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. kept secret; -- used of reports; as, hushed-up stories sometimes leak out. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Indistinct. [ R. ] “That indistinguished mass.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of disconnecting the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Not getting adequate food; suffering from malnutrition; underfed. [ Narrower terms: starved, starving; unfed; foodless ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the name of a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [ U.S., 1900's ], providing bulk and calories to a meal. [ PJC ]

a. Mashed; brewed. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. splashed or covered patchily with moonlight; as, the moon-splashed world.
Syn. -- moon splashed. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. marked by elaborate rhetoric and many figures of speech.
Syn. -- empurpled, flowery, ornate, purple. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being polished. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Abounding or covered with rushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Exiled voluntarily. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding. ] [ OE. scheden, sch&unr_;den, to pour, to part, AS. scādan, sceádan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk&unr_;&unr_;an, OFries. sk&unr_;tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. skëdu I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. √159. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide. ] 1. To separate; to divide. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Robert of Brunne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Twice seven consenting years have shed
Their utmost bounty on thy head. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [ R. ] “Her hair . . . is shed with gray.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ The same word as shade. See Shade. ] 1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first Aletes born in lowly shed. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Aeronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. 1. To fall in drops; to pour. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. [ 1913 Webster ]

White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A parting; a separation; a division. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Weaving) The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is shed, or cast off. [ R. ] Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed; especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under vesture. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gray jerkin, with scarlet and slashed sleeves. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shelter to protect from snow, esp. a long roof over an exposed part of a railroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wearing spatterdashes. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

. a small closed structure in which tools are stored, often found in the back yard of a residence. [ { JC ]