These are the meanings of the letters IMPREG when you unscramble them.
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Grime (n.)
Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.
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Grime (v. t.)
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt.
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Gripe (n.)
A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
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Gripe (n.)
A vulture; the griffin.
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Gripe (n.)
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
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Gripe (n.)
Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
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Gripe (n.)
Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty.
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Gripe (n.)
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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Gripe (n.)
That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword.
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Gripe (n.)
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
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Gripe (n.)
The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
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Gripe (v. i.)
To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.
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Gripe (v. i.)
To suffer griping pains.
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Gripe (v. i.)
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm.
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Gripe (v. t.)
To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
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Gripe (v. t.)
To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
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Gripe (v. t.)
To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
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Prime (#)
Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna
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Prime (a.)
A prime number. See under Prime, a.
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Prime (a.)
An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1.
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Prime (a.)
Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.
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Prime (a.)
Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
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Prime (a.)
First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.
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Prime (a.)
First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
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Prime (a.)
First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.
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Prime (a.)
Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
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Prime (a.)
Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
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Prime (a.)
The first of the chief guards.
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Prime (a.)
The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.
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Prime (a.)
To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.
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Prime (a.)
To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
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Prime (a.)
To mark with a prime mark.
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Prime (a.)
To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.
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Prime (a.)
To trim or prune, as trees.
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Prime (n.)
That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.
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Prime (n.)
The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.
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Prime (n.)
The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection.
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Prime (v. i.)
To be renewed, or as at first.
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Prime (v. i.)
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
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Prime (v. i.)
To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler.