likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome

the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.

a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service

a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler

to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means

being mixed up; confused

rudeness; boldness

having a slightly salty or briny flavor

the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, asa port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit

a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy

moving slowly; wasting time