| empale | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: impale, spike, transfix |
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| impale | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: empale, spike, transfix |
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| (verb) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | Synonyms: stake |
| pale | (adjective) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress | Synonyms: pallid, wan |
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| (adjective) lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | Synonyms: pallid |
| (adjective) very light colored; highly diluted with white | - |
| (adjective) not full or rich | - |
| (adjective) (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble | Synonyms: pallid, sick, wan |
| (noun) a wooden strip forming part of a fence | Synonyms: picket |
| (verb) turn pale, as if in fear | Synonyms: blanch, blench |