The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
(boat) its hull is deep
s/he makes good effort, does well (even if s/he doesn't win)
it is orderly, is tidy; it is piled just so
s/he marks h/ for identification
it is marked for identification
s/he marks (something) for identification (e.g., with blaze mark or personal mark); s/he marks (something) with information about it (e.g., with trademark or price tag); s/he makes exact measurements
identification mark, blaze mark, boundary marker, survey marker, buoy, mile marker, milestone; landmark; gravestone; sign, label, price tag; punctuation mark
s/he marks it, marks it for identification
s/he notifies h/; s/he does (something) to h/ in own special or particular way
it announces self
s/he delivers message, announces; s/he alerts, warns, raises alarm; s/he is dispatcher, sends out message(s)
s/he announces for h/
(sound or device) alarm, alert; (announcement) bulletin, notice
announcer, messenger, dispatcher; delegate, ambassador
s/he does it in own special way, in particular way
s/he informs h/, warns h/
s/he informs or warns h/ about it
(person, animal) s/he is very hairy on body
s/he arranges it in own particular way
s/he uses it with care, uses it responsibly
particular, special; methodically
s/he is on special diet
(subject of photograph or drawing) s/he, it is enlarged; (drawing, photograph) it is enlarged; (document, sign, message, etc.) it is written in large letters
it is special
s/he comes or goes in at certain time (regularly; e.g., at curfew)