spraIt li adjective 1. lively, spirited, or energetic. The sprightly young girl flitted about the garden chasing butterflies. The fiddler played a sprightly tune that had us all tapping our feet. 2….
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picket
pI kiht noun 1. a pointed stake, post, or peg fixed into the ground, usu. used to make a fence or hold something in place. 2. a person or group of people…
orifice
o rə fihs an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. The nostrils are two orifices through which viruses commonly enter the body.
dreadnought
dred nawt a large warship equipped with powerful weapons and, usu., heavy armor.
strait-laced (straight-laced)
streIt leIst tightly bound by morality, convention, or received opinion; strict or prudish. He was too strait-laced to be a good companion for the bold and worldly young woman.