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Atwite
Atwite A*twite", v. t. [OE. attwyten, AS. [ae]tw[=i]tan. See Twit.] To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid. [Obs.]
Fightwite
Fightwite Fight"wite`, n. [Fight + wite.] (O.Eng. Law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or quarrel to the disturbance of the peace.
Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding Not`with*stand"ing, adv. or conj. [Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed.] Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it. --1 Kings xi. 11, 12. They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ. --Hooker. You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding She is the greatest beauty in the parish. --Fielding. Notwithstanding that, notwithstanding; although. These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. --W. Irving.
Notwithstanding that
Notwithstanding Not`with*stand"ing, adv. or conj. [Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed.] Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it. --1 Kings xi. 11, 12. They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ. --Hooker. You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding She is the greatest beauty in the parish. --Fielding. Notwithstanding that, notwithstanding; although. These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. --W. Irving.
Outwit
Outwit Out*wit", v. t. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft. They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! --Gauden.
Outwit
Outwit Out"wit, n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
Twitch
Twitch Twitch, n. 1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. 2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. 3. (Far.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation. --J. H. Walsh.
twitch grass
Quitch grass Quitch" grass` [Properly quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous growth, or from its tenacity of life. See Quick, and cf. Couch grass.] (Bot.) A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix.
Twitch grass
Twitch grass Twitch" grass` (Bot.) See Quitch grass.
Twitcher
Twitcher Twitch"er, n. One who, or that which, twitches.
Twite
Twite Twite, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European tree sparrow. (b) The mountain linnet (Linota flavirostris). [Prov. Eng.]
Twitlark
Twitlark Twit"lark`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
Twitter
Twitter Twit"ter, n. [From Twit.] One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
Twitter
Twitter Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir?n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.] 1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. --Gray. 2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. --J. Fletcher. 3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twitter
Twitter Twit"ter, v. t. To utter with a twitter. --Cowper.
Twitter
Twitter Twit"ter, n. 1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow. 2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle. --Hudibras. 3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.
Twittered
Twitter Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir?n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.] 1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. --Gray. 2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. --J. Fletcher. 3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twittering
Twitter Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir?n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.] 1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. --Gray. 2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. --J. Fletcher. 3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twittingly
Twittingly Twit"ting*ly, adv. In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.
Wantwit
Wantwit Want"wit`, n. One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.

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