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A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current.

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careful

Part of Speech: Noun

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            1.                                           Full                                                         of                                                         care;                                                         anxious;                                                           solicitous.                                    

            2.                                           Filling                                                         with                                                         care                                                         or                                                           solicitude;                                                         exposing                                                         to                                                           concern,                                                         anxiety,                                                         or                                                         trouble;                                                         painful.                                    

            3.                                           Taking                                                         care;                                                         giving                                                         good                                                         heed;                                                         watchful;                                                         cautious;                                                           provident;                                                         not                                                         indifferent,                                                         heedless,                                                         or                                                         reckless; -                                                         often                                                         followed                                                         by                                                         of,                                                         for,                                                         or                                                         the                                                         infinitive;                                                         as,                                                           careful                                                         of                                                         money;                                                           careful                                                         to                                                         do                                                         right.                                    

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Alice, be careful- promise me to be careful! - "The Ancient Law", Ellen Glasgow.
You want to be careful about that money. - "Prescott of Saskatchewan", Harold Bindloss.
Please remember that I have to be even more careful than you. - "Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore", Pauline Lester.

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