serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

to cut something; to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument

a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

beaming with happiness, optimism, or anticipation

of, in, or appropriate to spring

unyielding; unalterable

to cloud over; becloud; obscure