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caterpillar whimper centaur pest grin stormy scratch drench shell drowsy
  1. to cry in weak, broken sounds.
  2. to cause damage to a surface with something sharp.
  3. having or characterized by storms.
  4. someone or something that annoys or bothers; nuisance.
  5. a creature in Greek mythology that has the head, arms, and chest of a man and the trunk and legs of a horse.
  6. a hard outer covering that an animal, especially a sea animal, has made to protect itself.
  7. to soak, or wet completely.
  8. to smile broadly so that the teeth are showing.
  9. the larva, or middle life stage, of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars are round and long like worms, but have six legs. They may be brightly coloured.
  10. nearly asleep; very sleepy.