sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

to form small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

an airship

to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

secretly, stealthily

exhausted; very tired