These are the meanings of the letters NNFLEA when you unscramble them.
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Elan (b.)
Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
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Fane (n.)
A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church.
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Fane (n.)
A weathercock.
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Feal (a.)
Faithful; loyal.
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Flea (v. t.)
To flay.
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Flea (n.)
An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Lane (a.)
Alone.
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Lane (n.)
A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice.
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Leaf (n.)
A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage.
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Leaf (n.)
A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril.
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Leaf (n.)
Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
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Leaf (v. i.)
To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.
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Lean (v. t.)
To conceal.
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Lean (v. i.)
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column.
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Lean (v. i.)
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc.
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Lean (v. i.)
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.
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Lean (v. i.)
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
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Lean (v. i.)
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
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Lean (v. i.)
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
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Lean (v. i.)
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
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Lean (n.)
That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.
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Lean (n.)
Unremunerative copy or work.