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

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horse chestnut

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/

A species of trees of the genus Aesculus, common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres.

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Synonyms

buckeyeconkerconker tree

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Related Words

aesculus hippocastanumhorse-chestnutchestnutchestnut treesweet chestnut

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