Thesaurus: vail

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1. n. & v. t. Same as Veil.
2. n. Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
3. n. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
4. n. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.
5. v. t. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
6. v. t. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.
7. v. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.
8. n. Submission; decline; descent.
9. n. & v. t. Same as Veil. n. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. n. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall. n. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural. v. t. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. v. t. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like. v. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like. n. Submission; decline; descent.