a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent

to stare stupidly; gape

venomous hostility or intense temper

to fuse into one entity; merge

to communicate; impart; make known

pertaining to dancing

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief

full of complaints; complaining

to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false)

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

to become spread throughout all parts of

to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration