| archaic |
| 1. n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the W | |
| 2. n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens. | |
| 3. adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. | |
| 4. adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity. | |
| 5. adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period | |
| causing |
| 1. v. present participle of cause | |
| cause |
| 1. n. (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result. | |
| They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding. | |
| 2. n. (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion. | |
| There is no cause for alarm. | |
| The end of the war was a cause for celebration. | |
| 3. n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair. | |
| 6. n. (legal) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action. | |
| 7. v. To set off an event or action. | |
| The lightning caused thunder. | |
| 8. v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. | |
| His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful. | |
| 9. v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. | |
| hurt |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To be painful. | |
| Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better. | |
| 2. v. To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury. | |
| If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset. | |
| 3. v. To cause (somebody) emotional pain. | |
| 4. v. To undermine, impede, or damage. | |
| This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further. | |
| 5. adj. Wounded, physically injured. | |
| 6. adj. Pained. | |
| 7. n. An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience. | |
| 8. n. (archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise. | |
| 9. n. (archaic) injury; damage; detriment; harm | |
| 10. n. (heraldry) A roundel azure (blue circular spot). | |
| 11. n. (engineering) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions. | |
| 12. n. A husk. | |
| feelings |
| 1. n. plural of feeling | |
| feeling |
| 1. adj. Emotionally sensitive. | |
| Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling. | |
| 2. adj. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility. | |
| He made a feeling representation of his wrongs. | |
| 3. n. Sensation, particularly through the skin. | |
| The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling. | |
| 4. n. Emotion; impression. | |
| The house gave me a feeling of dread. | |
| 5. n. (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being. | |
| You really hurt my feelings when you said that. | |
| 6. n. (always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire. | |
| Many people still have feelings for their first love. | |
| 7. n. Intuition. | |
| He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition. | |
| I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work. | |
| 8. n. An opinion, an attitude. | |
| 9. v. present participle of feel | |
| scathing |
| 1. adj. harshly or bitterly critical | |
| 2. adj. harmful or painful; acerbic | |
| 3. v. present participle of scathe | |
| scathe |
| 1. n. Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune. | |
| 2. v. (archaic) To injure or harm. | |
