RESILES

Verb

resiles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resile

Anagrams

• Eislers, Leisers, Liesers

Source: Wiktionary


RESILE

Re*sile" (r-zl"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resiled (-zld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resiling.] Etym: [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient.]

Definition: To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. J. Ellis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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