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(noun) the involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble

a Latin word often translated as "ever upward" or "still higher" / NORTH AMERICAN: softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

atone for (guilt or sin)

(adjective) of or relating to prophecy

(adjective) of or relating to the west wind; mild

fey (en)

(adjective) fated to die; doomed / (adjective) marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / (adjective) able to see into the future; visionary / (adjective) marked by an otherworldly air or attitude / (adjective) crazy touched / (adjective) excessively refined; precious / (adjective) quaintly unconventional; campy

(adjective) easily crumbled or pulverized

the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

(adjective) musty stale / (adjective) having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance

(adjective) of a dull brownish yellow; tawny

(noun) a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof

(adjective) extremely cold; icy

to bend the knee; to be humbly obedient or respectful

(adjective) of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding sleep

(noun) something that covers or encloses / (noun) an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

(verb) polish smooth / (verb) to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition / (verb) to separate (fine powder) from coarser material by suspending in a liquid

(noun) the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater / (noun) the book containing a libretto (from Italian)

(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled

(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

(noun) a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form / (noun) a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a secular text developed especially in the 16th and 17th centuries / (noun) part-song / (noun) glee