In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

Highly or conspicuously offensive.

A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

a solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.

simple past tense of break; to separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

a ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

simple past tense and past participle of assure; to make sure and secure; ensure.

plural of dormouse; any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.

having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.

grandmother; a mother of someone's parent.

To keep back; to retain; to keep in store for future or special use.

of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

having no end.