to join closely and intimately

of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

personification, as of inanimate things

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

pertaining to dancing

projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

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

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass