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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

fifes

Part of Speechnoun

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

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Common Phrases

. fifesplaying fifesplayed fifespeak fifesfifes twofifes shrillfifes playing
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Related Words

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