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To bend forward.
A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus
A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises
An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.
The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.
Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.
the incus. See Incus.
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor.
of Anxiety
The state of being anxious; anxiety.
A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.
Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.
Eager desire.
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.